December 13, 2016
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
Substantive consolidation and involuntary bankruptcy are equivalent, district judge holds.
December 12, 2016
Fee issues are collateral, not affecting a final ruling on the merits.
December 9, 2016
Chapter 13 debtor permitted to surrender collateral and reclassify deficiency as unsecured.
December 8, 2016
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Rule 2004 may be used after confirmation, even if the plan does not reserve jurisdiction.
December 7, 2016
Justices search for rationale for departing from Section 507 priorities in settlements.
December 7, 2016
‘General unsecured creditor’ is an ambiguous term not defined in the Bankruptcy Code or Rules.
December 6, 2016
Buffalo judge braves Second Circuit authority to disregard ‘safe harbor’ in stock buyback.
December 5, 2016
Without service by certified mail, a bank is not compelled to respond to a complaint.
December 2, 2016
Advice without signing a pleading does not give rise to a Rule 9011 sanction, but Section 1927 is another story.
December 1, 2016
First Circuit declines to take sides in circuit split over jurisdiction in Medicare disputes.