April 29, 2021
Long Island’s Judge Grossman explores the intricacies of selling property free and clear for less than the amount of liens.
April 22, 2021
Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.
April 20, 2021
Bankruptcy court has power to entertain a nationwide class action asserting a discharge violation.
March 17, 2021
Second Circuit insinuates that “undue hardship” and the Brunner test are synonymous.
March 3, 2021
An appeal from a critical vendor order was dismissed as equitably moot.
February 24, 2021
Due process considerations persuaded District Judge Oetken to conclude that a creditor’s claims, unknown at the time, were not barred by a settlement.
February 4, 2021
Congress may have made a mistake in drafting, but the plain language of 28 U.S.C. § 1409(b) must control, Judge Grossman says.
January 22, 2021
Long Island judge follows ‘Burt’ Lifland and rules that a secured creditor is not entitled to adequate protections for periods of time before filing a motion giving rise to adequate protection.
January 21, 2021
The record as a whole and the likelihood of further abuse justify a pre-filing injunction.
January 4, 2021
Another opinion shows that Congress wrote Section 546(e) in a manner that goes far beyond protecting the securities markets in the U.S.