Practice and Procedure

A Subchapter V Trustee in Possession Isn’t a Receiver, the Ninth Circuit Says

Affirming the BAP, the Ninth Circuit explains why a Subchapter V trustee in possession is not a receiver.
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Supreme Court Rules on Mootness, but Not Equitable Mootness

The unanimous decision on March 19 by Justice Gorsuch contains language that could be used on both sides of the argument about the validity of equitable mootness.

Actual Notice Is Required for a Plan Injunction to Bind a Creditor

A creditor’s actual knowledge that a bankruptcy case exists isn’t enough for the creditor to be bound by a plan injunction, Delaware’s Judge Silverstein says.

Seventh Circuit: Transfers of Nonpublic Securities Are Protected by the 546(e) Safe Harbor

The Seventh Circuit adopted a broad reading of the Section 546(e) safe harbor to dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit attacking a sale of nonpublic securities.
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