November 30, 2023
Without allegations of an intentional tort, a willful breach of contract can’t be nondischargeable as a ‘willful and malicious’ injury.
November 29, 2023
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.
November 28, 2023
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.
November 27, 2023
The split deepens on whether the jurisdiction of bankruptcy courts is limited by Article ‘case or controversy’ requirements.
November 22, 2023
A district court opinion from Michigan raises the question of whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Marrama is still good law after Law v. Siegel.
November 21, 2023
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Judge Goldblatt slaps creditors with $665,000 in damages for violating the automatic stay.
November 20, 2023
The Ninth Circuit BAP says that a later valuation can make a debtor eligible for chapter 13 when the original schedules meant ineligibility.
November 17, 2023
The ‘broad’ definition of ‘claim’ by the Supreme Court in Johnson led Judge Huennekens to hold that in rem rights against a debtor’s property give rise to a ‘claim.’
November 16, 2023
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.
November 15, 2023
One month apart, two Houston bankruptcy judges held that a non-voting class is not deemed to have voted against a plan.