business Cases
September 13, 2019
‘Conceivable effect’ test for ‘related to’ jurisdiction continues to apply to liquidating trusts after confirmation of a chapter 11 plan.
September 11, 2019
Equitable nature of substantive consolidation requires notice to creditors of non-debtors who might be affected.
September 10, 2019
Defendants in lawsuits by Lehman Brothers are stuck in bankruptcy court until the cases are ready for a jury trial.
September 9, 2019
An appeal in the Ninth Circuit did not reach the issue to be decided by the Supreme Court in <em>Rodriguez</em>.
September 5, 2019
Policy informs the result when the statutory language is ambiguous.
September 4, 2019
Extinguishing contingent environmental claims doesn’t comply with the Sixth Circuit’s Dow Corning test, Judge Koschik says.
September 3, 2019
Section 363(o) claims nonetheless must be counted in deciding whether a chapter 11 plan passes the best interests test.
August 28, 2019
Another bankruptcy judge rules that the increase in U.S. Trustee fees does not apply to pending chapter 11 cases.
August 27, 2019
Madoff feeder fund allowed to conduct primary liquidation in the Cayman Islands.
August 21, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.