May 8, 2020
Circuit says that some factors are more important than others when applying equitable mootness to appeals from liquidating plans.
May 7, 2020
For the Eleventh Circuit, scheduling the unsecured claim resulted in automatic rejection even though the contract was not scheduled as executory.
May 6, 2020
Bankruptcy Judge Grossman explores the extent to which the Supreme Court’s Acevedo decision bars courts from granting relief retroactively.
May 5, 2020
Judge Thuma of Albuquerque threatens the SBA with punitive damages if the debtor is not granted a $900,000 PPP loan.
May 4, 2020
Majority on Ninth Circuit panel believe that having previously extended a deadline allowed the invocation of “excusable neglect” to extend the deadline again after it expired.
May 1, 2020
Judge David Jones found no basis in the Cares Act for precluding chapter 11 debtors from receiving PPP “loans” that the company isn’t required to repay.
April 30, 2020
Dealing with the debt left over from a defunct business is enough to qualify as a small business debtor under the new subchapter V of chapter 11, Judge Burris rules.
April 29, 2020
Overturning District Judge Rakoff a second time will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.
April 24, 2020
Judge Isgur applies heightened pleading standard to a complaint for fraudulent transfer with actual intent.
April 22, 2020
District court invalidates expenditures adopted by the Puerto Rico legislature that were not approved by the PROMESA Oversight Board.