Creditors Lack Standing to Appeal in ‘No Asset’ Cases
Sometimes only priority creditors will have standing to appeal, Seventh Circuit says.
Tenth Circuit Examines Three Versions of Appellate Mootness
Good faith finding is required before dismissal of an appeal under Section 363(m).
District Court Not Bound by Unopposed Objections to Proposed Findings and Conclusions
Fifth Circuit liberates district judges in adopting or rejecting bankruptcy court’s proposed rulings.
Plan Permitted to Stretch Out Redemption Payments Following a Tax Sale
Courts split on whether failure to redeem on time is fatal in a reorganization.
Complex Litigation Can Beat a Valid Forum Selection Clause
Enforcement of a forum selection clause is sometimes not mandatory, Delaware judge says.
Denial of Settlement Is Not Final and Not Appealable, Sixth Circuit Holds
Supreme Court’s Bullard opinion implies that denials of settlements are not appealable.
California’s Fee-Shifting Statute Still Does Not Apply to Lift-Stay Motions
District Court says Supreme Court did not impliedly overrule Ninth Circuit’s Johnson decision.
Sixth Circuit Joins the Split on Whether Bankruptcy Courts Are ‘Courts of the U.S.’
The Supreme Court may have a new case to elevate or diminish the status of bankruptcy courts.
New York District Judges Disagree on Arbitrating Violations of the Discharge Injunction
Important bankruptcy class action cases heading for the Second Circuit.
Seventh Circuit Broadens ‘Ordinary Course’ Defense to Benefit Suppliers
Seventh Circuit lauds Judge Lane’s Quebecor World preference opinion.