business Cases
June 15, 2018
Notions of equity go out the window when the issue is maritime liens.
June 15, 2018
BAP agrees with Title Max that pawned property drops out of an estate automatically when state law does not require notice.
June 11, 2018
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
A waiver in a KERP is enforceable even if it violates state labor law, Judge Carey rules.
June 8, 2018
A creditor can’t have derivative standing if the trustee already sold the claim, BAP says.
June 6, 2018
To warrant ‘designation,’ a claim purchaser must have an ‘ulterior motive’ beyond self-interest.
June 5, 2018
Abstention can’t be used to peel off some claims from an adversary proceeding, the BAP says.
June 1, 2018
Ten years later, courts are still sorting out who’s liable for Old GM’s failure to disclose a known defect.
May 31, 2018
Although there may be standing to appeal, failure to object can bar an appeal under doctrines of waiver or forfeiture.
May 30, 2018
Circuit splits persist because the Supreme Court ducks fraudulent transfer cases.
May 24, 2018
The appeals court avoids ruling broadly on the ability of a golden share or blocking provision to bar a company from filing bankruptcy voluntarily.