by CEF | Mar 23, 2017 | Chapter 11, General, Recent Court Decisions
On March 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. on “structured dismissals” in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and held that structured dismissals cannot be approved where they provide for distributions...
by CEF | Jan 11, 2017 | Chapter 11, Chapter 7, Recent Court Decisions
In a recent memorandum and decision posted on the SDNY bankruptcy court’s website (December 22, 2016) the court denied a debtor’s motion for a stay pending appeal of an order approving the sale of a million-dollar apartment. On May 22, 2012, the debtor,...
by CEF | Jan 11, 2017 | Chapter 11, Recent Court Decisions
The bankruptcy court judge in the AOG Entertainment case — the company that runs, among others, the popular American Idol and So You Think You can Dance television contest shows — recently published on its website an interesting memorandum decision on...
by CEF | Jan 5, 2017 | Chapter 7, General, Recent Court Decisions
The Fourth Circuit recently decided that, under Section 707(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor can take the full IRS National and Local Standard amounts for expenses even though the debtor’s actual expenses are less. Lynch v. Jackson, No. 16-1358 (4th Cir.,...
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