U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that a lawsuit, in which the plaintiff alleged that Alex […]
Bankruptcy – Fraudulent transfers | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where the Chapter 7 trustee has filed a complaint alleging fraudulent transfers, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment should be denied with respect to three […]
Bankruptcy – Lease – Rejection
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a Chapter 11 debtor in possession has rejected a commercial lease, payment of rent into escrow is appropriate, as it would be inequitable for […]
Bankruptcy – Homestead – Spouse
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a Chapter 13 debtor failed to identify his non-titled spouse on the debtor’s homestead declaration as required by the Massachusetts homestead exemption statute, G.L.c.. […]
Bankruptcy – Police power exception – Automatic stay
Where (1) an agency that regulates milk production and distribution revoked a debtor’s dairy license and ordered him to sell his milk production quota rights and (2) when […]
Bankruptcy – Mortgage | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a bank and a trust have objected to a debtor’s reorganization plan, the objections based on a privity of contract dispute should be overruled […]
J&J’s Talc Bankruptcy Vote Under Attack
The presidential vote is about one week away, but the ballots in Johnson & Johnson’s talc bankruptcy have lawyers already asking for a recount. At an Oct. 21 […]
Bankruptcy – Homestead | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where an unsecured judgment creditor has objected to a claimed homestead exemption, the objection should be overruled because the creditor has failed to sustain its […]
Johnson & Johnson’s 3rd Talc Bankruptcy Will Remain in Texas
A bankruptcy judge ruled on Thursday that Johnson & Johnson’s third Chapter 11 case to resolve thousands of talcum powder lawsuits would remain in Texas. In an order […]
Bankruptcy – Bad faith – Dismissal
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Where a motion has been filed seeking to dismiss a debtor’s Chapter 13 case for “cause” as having been filed in bad faith under 11 […]