Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Equitable Defenses to Fraudulent Transfer Claim
Madoff trustee racks up two victories in one day.
Bankruptcy Judge Has No Power to ‘Unrefer’ a Suit to District Court
Another New York judge refuses to send a case to Delaware.
Personal Bankruptcy Bars Incarceration, but Not Finding of Civil Contempt
FTC allowed to continue contempt proceedings for failure to pay restitution.
Oil & Gas Gathering Agreements Can Be Rejected as Executory Contracts
Pipeline companies strike out again in New York on Texas law question.
Loan Agreement Gives U.S. Court Jurisdiction over Foreign Bank Lender
Few U.S. connections required for ‘specific jurisdiction’ over a foreign lender.
Judge Punts on How the Rule of Explicitness Survived Adoption of the Code
Circuits split on whether Section 510(b) killed off the exception to the Rule of Explicitness.
Appeals Brewing on Breadth of the Barton Doctrine in the Second Circuit
Will the Second Circuit follow the Ninth with a broad reading of Barton v. Barbour?
Clever Pleading Won’t Allow Individual Creditors to Sue, Madoff District Judge Says
Decision draws the line between common claims and those particular to individual creditors.
Transferring Venue Isn’t Easier Just Because There Is Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
New York district judge keeps a lawsuit out of the hands of a Delaware bankruptcy judge.
Preference Law Held Not to Have Extraterritorial Application
New York’s Judge Bernstein delves into the splits on extraterritoriality.