business Cases
March 29, 2021
Splitting with the Sixth Circuit, Pittsburgh district judge rules that a FLSA suit falls within the ‘police and regulatory’ exception to the automatic stay.
March 24, 2021
4th Circuit , Maryland ,
Only individuals in subchapter V of chapter 11 are barred from discharging debts found to be nondischargeable under Section 523(a).
March 23, 2021
A triangular setoff valid under state law does not satisfy the mutuality requirement in Section 553(a).
March 19, 2021
Intending to reside permanently in the U.S. won’t qualify someone for a Florida homestead exemption unless the debtor is entitled to permanent residency.
March 18, 2021
The Third Circuit found loopholes in the purchase agreement permitting the buyer to assert an administrative claim, even though the breakup fee was disallowed.
March 16, 2021
Despite several errors about the safe harbor, the government recommends that the Supreme Court deny certiorari in Tribune.
March 15, 2021
The Eleventh Circuit was ‘skeptical’ about a violation of the anti-slavery amendment resulting from the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee to oust an individual chapter 11 debtor in possession.
March 12, 2021
Fee allowances aren’t made with the benefit of hindsight, the Fifth Circuit says.
March 11, 2021
Compensation in a bankruptcy case can be based on savings to the estate, not only on cash recoveries by the estate.
March 10, 2021
Bankruptcy judge had tricks up his sleeve to help a debtor who couldn’t afford a lawyer to defend a dischargeability suit.