February 26, 2024
The Fifth Circuit used Section 363(m) to avoid ruling on equitable mootness following consummation of a chapter 11 plan.
January 10, 2024
The ‘cap’ for lease-rejection damages can start when the debtor attempts to surrender the premises.
January 8, 2024
Prepetition brokerage fees characterized as rent under an aircraft lease were administrative claims to be paid in full under Section 365(d)(5).
November 13, 2023
The Second Circuit is remanding to district court for a ruling on the relief available to the landlord, given that the sale closed years ago.
November 1, 2023
Indemnification rights in an executory contract can’t be assigned without assuming and assigning the entire contract.
September 12, 2023
The Ninth Circuit BAP affirms that a deferred settlement agreement can’t be assumed under Section 365.
July 28, 2023
Contracts with corporations aren’t likely to be personal services contracts.
April 19, 2023
The Supreme Court’s MOAC decision contains language casting doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness.
April 17, 2023
Someone who is not a party to the contract being assumed can’t assert a cure claim, even though Section 365(b) doesn’t give the counterparty the sole right to demand a cure on assumption of an executory contract.
March 16, 2023
Because a limited partner’s obligations were only ‘options,’ the partnership agreement was not an executory contract, Chief Judge Meier says.
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