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Ninth Circuit: Reversal on Appeal of Order Denying Chapter 15 Recognition Does Not Retroactively Trigger Automatic Stay

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It is generally recognized that an order of a U.S. bankruptcy court recognizing a debtor's foreign bankruptcy proceeding as a "main" proceeding under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code triggers the automatic stay preventing...more

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Creditor Alert: A Confession of Judgment Is Not Removable to Federal Court Based on a Related Bankruptcy Filing

A recent decision from the Southern District of New York provides insight for creditors seeking to enforce judgments against debtors who subsequently file for bankruptcy. In Honeedew Investing LLC v. Abadi, No. 24 Civ. 6434...more

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Tenth Circuit: Bankruptcy Court Did Not Relinquish Its Jurisdiction by Granting Relief from Automatic Stay

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Ever since Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code in 1984 to remedy the U.S. Supreme Court's 1982 ruling declaring the jurisdictional groundwork of title 11 unconstitutional, there have been lingering questions regarding the...more

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Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - April 2023

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - Cumulative, through April 2023 - 1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court denies injunction against actions involving debtors’ affiliates. Shortly after filing...more

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Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major multinational...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law Update - July 2022

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Covered Activities - 1.1.a Order granting counterclaim declaring validity of mortgage on the debtor’s property does not violate the stay. The debtor acquired property subject to a disputed mortgage. The debtor brought a...more

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Bankruptcy Court Holds Automatic Stay Inapplicable to Removal of State Court Action Against Debtor

When a party files for bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code imposes an automatic stay of litigation against a debtor for claims arising prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy case. See 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). Where there is a...more

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Distressed Solutions: Energy Bankruptcies and the Intersection of Contract Rejection and FERC

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We have seen an increase in energy companies filing for bankruptcy, and more may be on the horizon. This is a great time to review and discuss an interesting ruling in the FirstEnergy case regarding the intersection of...more

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