January 4, 2021
Another opinion shows that Congress wrote Section 546(e) in a manner that goes far beyond protecting the securities markets in the U.S.
December 30, 2020
Chapter 13 debtors lost an exemption in a new home after converting to chapter 7 because they didn’t follow the rules.
December 29, 2020
The Eleventh Circuit decided that the SBA acted within its rulemaking power by precluding chapter 11 debtors from receiving PPP loans under the CARES Act.
December 28, 2020
In the First Circuit, transferring the business or assets isn’t required before confirmation is equitably moot.
December 23, 2020
Although a lawsuit against the archbishop violated the automatic stay, Judge Thuma of Albuquerque declined to impose sanctions because precedent was ‘spotty or nonexistent.’
December 22, 2020
A statement about the profitability of a corporation the debtor owns is a statement about the debtor’s own financial condition, the Fifth Circuit says.
December 21, 2020
Eleventh Circuit hits an attorney for a brief citing Bugs Bunny rather than caselaw authority.
December 18, 2020
By continuing to litigate for 10 years on a lost cause, prejudgment interest will ‘up’ a fraudulent transfer defendant’s liability by 40%.
December 17, 2020
Neither the Bankruptcy Code nor state law permits reducing rent when government regulations restrict a debtor’s ability to generate income, Judge Isgur says.
December 15, 2020
Courts are split on the extent to which an affidavit of timely mailing will suffice to prove that a claim was filed.