Second J&J Talc Committee (Temporarily?) Disbanded
Decisions by the U.S. Trustee are subject to judicial review, Judge Kaplan says.
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Opinion Finding Fraud Shows the Dangers in an Agreement to Finance Litigation
Chapter 7 trustee was precluded from terminating a lawsuit because a secured lender had been given the right to settle.
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May Accountants Limit Liability for Professional Malpractice? Stay Tuned
New Jersey judge says that professionals may not be able to limit liability when malpractice is more than mere negligence.
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Delaware Judge Issues Comprehensive Opinion on Makewholes and Unmatured Interest
Split grows on allowance of makewholes and what constitutes disallowed, unmatured interest.
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Owner of a Long-Defunct Business Didn’t Qualify for Subchapter V
Being an ordinary employee didn’t mean that the debtor was engaged in business to qualify for Subchapter V.
Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Dismisses a Lawsuit for Forum Non Conveniens
Although a chapter 11 plan can bind parties throughout the world, Judge Sontchi wouldn’t let a foreign debtor sue a foreign bank in the Delaware bankruptcy court over a transaction that occurred in England.
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Bar Date Notice by Email Is Insufficient, Delaware’s Judge Goldblatt Says
Notice by email may satisfy due process but doesn’t comply with notice by ‘mail’ under Bankruptcy Rule 2002.
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Refusing to Release an Attachment After Filing Is No Stay Violation Following Fulton
Pennsylvania’s Judge Conway hints that failure to stop proceedings after bankruptcy can be an automatic stay violation, even after Fulton.
Third Circuit Makes Strict Rules Before Subrogation Rights Kick In
There can be no question about whether the beneficiary of a surety bond has been ‘paid in full’ before the surety has subrogation rights.
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Issue and Claim Preclusion Didn’t Bar Challenging a Lien Previously Considered Valid
Newly applicable law permitted a chapter 13 debtor to cram down a lien that the debtor previously had considered to be valid.
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