Rochelle's Daily Wire

There could be ‘related to’ jurisdiction if a lawsuit between nondebtors might reduce claims against the bankrupt estate.

The Second Circuit split with the First Circuit, which had permitted nationwide class actions because the discharge injunction is statutory.

Monetary defaults, including default rates and fees, must be cured before a debtor may assume a loan agreement, New York’s Judge Bentley rules.

Contracts with corporations aren’t likely to be personal services contracts.

Even under an unfavorable choice of law, a debtor in Connecticut was allowed to enjoy the state’s new $250,000 homestead exemption, even though her debts had accrued before the increase went into effect.

Courts are split on whether the debt providing eligibility for Sub V must have arisen from a business that was active on the filing date.

Providing an adult child with room and board in the family home is not a fraudulent transfer.

The concurring opinion, which is really a dissent, urges the Supreme Court to grant certiorari and resolve the split of circuits on nondebtor releases.

A two-story commercial condominium wasn’t ‘single asset real estate,’ Judge Mastando holds.

Courts are divided on whether electricity supplied within 20 days of bankruptcy gives rise to an administrative priority claim.