April 21, 2020
Supreme Court won’t decide until late this year or early 2021 whether the automatic stay requires creditors to turn over repossessed property without a turnover action.
An IRA is not a legal entity separate from its owner, according to Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth E. Brown of Denver
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
April 20, 2020
ABI Consumer Commission recommended that ‘comfort orders’ be obtained through motion practice, not adversary proceedings.
April 15, 2020
Denying ‘cert’ will aid the Madoff trustee’s quest to recover 100% of defrauded customers’ net equity claims.
April 14, 2020
A New York court allows a chapter 11 case pending for 15 months to redesignate for treatment under the Small Business Reorganization Act.
April 10, 2020
April 9, 2020
Delaware district judge permits remand when the suit was subject to mandatory abstention.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
April 7, 2020
Judge Brown of Denver elucidates a third exception to the Barton doctrine barring suits against court-appointed officials.
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
April 6, 2020
Tortious or fraudulent conduct needn’t be shown to hold a corporate employee liable for violating the automatic stay.
April 1, 2020
Circuit says it’s easy to show reasonable reliance on a false financial statement.