June 13, 2024
One senator is blocking an extension of the $7.5 million debt cap for Subchapter V and the $2.75 cap for chapter 13.
June 12, 2024
Judge Mastando in New York decided that a chapter 7 trustee has authority to put the debtor’s subsidiary voluntarily into bankruptcy.
June 11, 2024
Is Segal v. Rochelle good law following the adoption of the Bankruptcy Code?
June 10, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Brian Kenney ruled that an indenture trustee must be on a committee when the debt is ‘overwhelmingly’ held by bondholders.
June 7, 2024
The Code doesn’t contain any rules specifying when a Subchapter V plan should have a five-year duration rather than three years.
June 7, 2024
Reversing the Fourth Circuit, the Supreme Court gives a flexible interpretation to traditional notions of constitutional standing in bankruptcy cases and appeals.
June 6, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Eduardo Rodriguez of Houston opined on the limited powers of a Subchapter V trustee.
June 5, 2024
Concurrent representation of a 43% shareholder was disqualifying while representing a creditor with 79% of the debt did not disqualify.
June 4, 2024
Courts have at least six theories about compensation for chapter 7 trustees for valuable services rendered when the case converts to chapter 13 before the trustee has made any distributions.
June 3, 2024
One day apart, bankruptcy judges in the Ninth Circuit disagreed on emotional distress damages for violations of the discharge injunction.