Rochelle's Daily Wire

The Eleventh Circuit has subjected its trustees to the risk of expensive litigation in a faraway court unfamiliar with what happened in the bankruptcy case.

An individual chapter 7 debtor has standing to appeal if the appeal could affect the debtor’s right to a discharge.

Although a chapter 11 plan can bind parties throughout the world, Judge Sontchi wouldn’t let a foreign debtor sue a foreign bank in the Delaware bankruptcy court over a transaction that occurred in England.

Deciding to transfer venue, a North Carolina bankruptcy judge said that the debtor underwent a corporate restructuring ‘purely for the purpose of filing bankruptcy.’

Insurance coverage disputes are ‘routinely resolved in summary judgment,’ counseling against immediate withdrawal of the reference of a non-core lawsuit, district judge says.

Until now, there has been surprisingly little precedent directly on point to say that denial of a motion for conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7 is not a final order subject to appeal

In a concurrence, Circuit Judge Jordan questions whether rollups are permitted under Eleventh Circuit authority.

Standing has three components: statutory standing, constitutional standing and prudential standing, Judge Thuma explains.

An arbitration case to be argued in November may inform bankruptcy courts whether they must enforce arbitration agreements.

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Klein explains appellate jurisdiction, finality, cumulative finality and mislabeled motions for reconsideration.