Puerto Rico Case and the Efficacy of Prof. Westbrook’s Definition of ‘Executoriness’
The bankruptcy community needs a better definition of what’s an executory contract, and Prof. Jay Westbrook has it.
Tribal Law Defined the Nature of a Tribe Member’s Property Interest in Gaming Revenue
Federal law allows tribes to determine whether a tribe member’s interest in distributions of gaming revenue will be estate property in bankruptcy, Judge Ridgway says.
An Individual Can’t Assume a Lease by Reaffirming the Debt
A lawyer queasy about a client’s decision to assume a lease can’t invoke the court’s scrutiny by making an application to reaffirm the debt under Section 524(c), Judge Hursh says.