Delaware

Consumer Protection Claims by Governments Are Discharged in Chapter 11

Consumer protection claims brought by states are nondischargeable in chapter 11 only when the state has been the target of fraudulent representations.

Bankruptcy Courts Aren’t ‘Courts’ and Don’t Have Power to Transfer

Don’t stretch bankruptcy jurisdiction when the statute of limitations is about to expire.

Delaware District Judge Seemingly Splits with Second Circuit on the Safe Harbor

Delaware district and bankruptcy judges now disagree with the Second Circuit’s holding that the federal safe harbor preempts state fraudulent transfer law.

No Punitive Damages Under Delaware Law to Remedy a Fraudulent Transfer

Choice of law isn’t an affirmative defense that can be waived, Judge Gross says.

Fraudulent Transfer Claims Aren’t Capped by Creditors’ Losses

Delaware’s Judge Gross pens another controversial opinion in PAH Litigation Trust.

Plan’s Interest Rate Held to Govern Tax Claims, Not the Rate in the IRS Code

‘Strained’ argument by the IRS about recoupment didn’t overcome terms of a confirmed plan.

Inaccurate Disclosure Nixes a $275 Million Energy Future Breakup Fee Approved a Year Earlier

Breakup fee cannot be paid if the court or regulators disapprove a proposed sale.

Bankruptcy Court Finds Constitutional Power to Grant Releases in Confirmation Orders

Delaware bankruptcy judge disagrees with district court on final adjudicatory power to include third-party releases in confirmation orders.

Delaware Judge Narrows Jevic to Prohibit Only End-of-Case Priority Skipping

Priority skipping permitted as part of final approval of DIP financing.

‘Gift Plan’ Succeeds in Delaware Despite Jevic’s Ban on ‘Structured Dismissals’

Case shows why gift plans and structured dismissals demand a different analysis.

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