business Cases
February 22, 2023
Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A) only permits voluntary dismissal of an entire action, not individual claims, the Eleventh Circuit says.
February 21, 2023
If there’s an appeal, Bankruptcy Judge Garrity told the district judge all there is to know about chapter 15.
February 17, 2023
A district judge in Florida upheld a Subchapter V plan that required automatic increases in payments to unsecured creditors based on actual disposable income.
February 15, 2023
When it comes to overbroad exculpations and nondebtor releases, a nonseverability clause in a chapter 11 plan won’t invoke equitable mootness to dismiss an appeal from confirmation.
February 13, 2023
Bound by Dow Corning, which permitted nondebtor releases, the Sixth Circuit had to explain why the same releases are not permissible in equity receiverships.
February 13, 2023
A preliminary injunction in state court didn’t invoke comity or Rooker-Feldman to bar the bankruptcy court from rejecting an executory contract.
February 9, 2023
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
An Oregon power company appears headed for the Ninth Circuit to decide whether electric power qualifies as “goods” to be accorded the 20-day priority.
February 8, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles differed with his colleagues who in previous years had employed the ‘time approach’ in calculating a landlord’s rejection damages under Section 502(b)(6).
February 3, 2023
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
If you want a prejudgment asset freeze, ask for equitable relief and the recovery of specific property, Judge Goldblatt says.
February 2, 2023
In a case irreconcilable with two recent opinions from the Eleventh Circuit, the Fifth Circuit invokes Barton to bar a lawsuit against a trustee after the bankruptcy case had been closed.