Big Stuff on Chapter 11 from the Second Circuit and Elsewhere
An Interview with Circuit Judge Thomas Ambro: How Article III Judges See Bankruptcy Law, Bankruptcy Judges and the Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Courts Have Jurisdiction and Power to Compel Payment of Counsel Fees
The Ninth Circuit BAP says that 28 U.S.C. § 1334(e)(2) gives bankruptcy courts exclusive jurisdiction with regard to disputes over fee allowances.
Court:
Shareholder Standing Scrutinized in a Case that Presages Truck Insurance
Can Section 327(c) be unconstitutional as applied if it deprives shareholders of standing when the estate might be solvent?
Court:
Another Judge Rules that Federal Bankruptcy Law Preempts Delaware Law on LLCs
Like Bankruptcy Judge Lopez in Houston, Delaware’s Judge Goldblatt decided that Delaware law governing LLCs can’t eliminate rights that are fundamental in federal bankruptcy law.
Court:
U.S. Trustee Rebuffed in Objecting to Rates Higher than Local Rates
‘National’ rates higher than ‘local’ rates can be locked in by retention orders under Section 328(a).