business Cases
April 30, 2019
If the involuntary corporate debtor was deadlocked and unable to act, the dissenter would have permitted a 50% shareholder to seek damage for dismissal of the petition.
April 23, 2019
Supreme Court will not rule on whether upholding the integrity of the judicial system by itself confers appellate standing.
April 22, 2019
Prior service as a future claimants’ representative was reason for a new appointment, not a disqualification, Judge Bonapfel says.
April 19, 2019
Judge in Mississippi remands a suit to state court because the notice of removal was filed with the bankruptcy clerk, not the district court clerk.
April 18, 2019
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Perfecting a consignment is easy, but failing to do so is disastrous.
April 12, 2019
Bankruptcy Judge Wiles explains the jurisdictional, statutory and constitutional reasons why nonconsensual releases are improper in the Second Circuit except in exceptional circumstances.
April 5, 2019
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Following dicta in Bellingham, Judge Collins finds no power to enter a final order in a fraudulent transfer suit against a defendant who did not consent.
March 29, 2019
First Circuit interprets chapter 9 and PROMESA to permit but not compel payments to special revenue bondholders during debt arrangement proceedings.
March 28, 2019
First Circuit bars use of declaratory judgments restricting Puerto Rico’s use of tax revenues.
March 26, 2019
A failure to distinguish between res judicata and collateral estoppel turned out to be costly.