Supreme Court Holds: § 363(m) Isn’t Jurisdictional; It’s a Limitation on Appellate Relief
The Supreme Court’s MOAC decision contains language casting doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness.
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Second Circuit Holds: The Party to a Contract Alone May Assert a ‘Cure Claim’
Someone who is not a party to the contract being assumed can’t assert a cure claim, even though Section 365(b) doesn’t give the counterparty the sole right to demand a cure on assumption of an executory contract.
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Limited Partnership Agreement Is an Estate Asset, Not an Executory Contract
Because a limited partner’s obligations were only ‘options,’ the partnership agreement was not an executory contract, Chief Judge Meier says.
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Preliminary Injunction Didn’t Render a Contract Nonexecutory
A preliminary injunction in state court didn’t invoke comity or Rooker-Feldman to bar the bankruptcy court from rejecting an executory contract.
For the Cap on Lease Rejection Claims, Judge in the SDNY Adopts the ‘Time Approach’
Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles differed with his colleagues who in previous years had employed the ‘time approach’ in calculating a landlord’s rejection damages under Section 502(b)(6).