Rochelle's Daily Wire

At oral argument, the justices were focused on whether the word “appropriate” in Section 1123(b)(6) allows chapter 11 plans to include nonconsensual, nondebtor third-party releases.

A decision from a New York bankruptcy court makes nondebtor releases easier to obtain in Subchapter V than in large, mass tort chapter 11 cases.

The 2005 amendment to Section 303(b)(1) disqualifies an involuntary petitioner if there is a dispute as to even part of the creditor’s claim.

Reversing the BAP, the Ninth Circuit (erroneously) holds that state law cannot demand more documentation for a proof of claim than Bankruptcy Rule 3001 requires for prima facie validity.

Judge Goldblatt slaps creditors with $665,000 in damages for violating the automatic stay.

When there is a recorded option to purchase real estate, Prof. Westbrook would have analyzed the specific performance rights of the holder of the option under state law, not the question of whether the option was executory.

One month apart, two Houston bankruptcy judges held that a non-voting class is not deemed to have voted against a plan.

Rooker-Feldman is applied narrowly these days and isn’t a substitute for collateral estoppel.

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.

Although the Supreme Court will soon rule on the permissibility of nonconsensual releases, Bankruptcy Judge Sigler approved a plan with nondebtor releases under existing Eleventh Circuit precedent.