According to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware’s website, the meeting room for the United States Trustees has been changed from the second floor room 2112 to the third floor room of 3209 in the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building, 844 N King Street, Wilmington DE 19801. The change became effective
Local Rules Comment Period
According to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware’s website, the Court has instituted an annual process to review and consider comments and revisions to its Local Rules. See announcement here. The comment period is October 1, 2016 through October 31, 2016. All comments received will be considered by the Local
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Now on Twitter
The Delaware Bankruptcy Court announced recently that it is now on Twitter. You can follow the Court and receive various updates here: https://twitter.com/USCourtsDEB.
Carl D. Neff is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. You can reach Carl at (302) 622-4272 or at cneff@foxrothschild.com.
U.S. Supreme Court Rules ‘Actual Fraud’ Exception to Discharge Includes Fraudulent Transfer Schemes
In an Alert published on Wednesday, Audrey Noll examines the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Husky Int’l Elecs., Inc. v. Ritz:
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the “actual fraud” bar to discharge debts under Bankruptcy Code section 523(a)(2)(A) includes
Blocking Directors 101: Fiduciary Duties Apply
In an Alert published on Wednesday, Audrey Noll examines the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ recent ruling in In re Lake Mich. Beach Pottawattamie Resort LLC:
Lenders beware: An Illinois bankruptcy court recently ruled that a lender went too
Lease Termination Before Bankruptcy May Be ‘Avoidable Transfer,’ 7th Circuit Rules
In an Alert published today, Audrey Noll examines the Seventh Circuit’s recent decision in Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors v. T.D. Invs. I, LLP (In re Great Lakes Quick Lube LP):
A landlord who terminates a lease before the tenant’s bankruptcy may later
Ninth Circuit Rules That Debtor’s Insider Can Sell Claims to Friendly Third Parties and Garner Critical Acceptance Votes on Its Plan
In an Alert published today, Audrey Noll examines the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in U.S. Bank N.A. v. The Village at Lakeridge, LLC (In re The Village at Lakeridge, LLC), 2016 WL 494592 (9th Cir. Feb. 8, 2016):
Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit
Judge Sontchi – Feedback for the Court
On February 17, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court published a notification that Judge Christopher S. Sontchi is seeking feedback from the bar on his performance. As of March 1, 2016, the notice is still available on the website for the Delaware Bankruptcy Court: http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/news/survey-judge-christopher-s-sontchi.
According to the notice, Judge Sontchi wants to assess his level
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Annual Local Rules Review
From October 1, 2015 through October 31, 2015, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware will be instituting its annual process to review and consider comments to the Local Rules. Per the Court’s announcement, all comments received will be discussed by the Local Rules Committee to ascertain if there will
Tales of the GM Bankruptcy: Erroneous UCC-3 Termination Statement Results In Loss of Secured Interest on $1.5 Billion Term Loan
This post, written by Dana S. Katz, was originally published in the American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Bankruptcy Committee Winter 2015 Newsletter. (c) 2015 by the American Bar Association.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently determined that JPMorgan released its security interest on a $1.5 billion term loan by virtue of the