This is Part 2 of our coverage of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s bankruptcy opinions. As everyone knows, Judge Gorsuch is President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. As we observed in Part 1, there’s an overwhelming amount of coverage of Judge Gorsuch’s “Big Cases” but very little about his bankruptcy opinions. Thus,
On Tuesday, President Trump nominated Neil M. Gorsuch from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals to fill Justice Antonin Scalia’s now long-vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Gorsuch coverage is already deafening, but, unsurprisingly, there’s little about Judge Gorsuch’s bankruptcy opinions. However, unlike Judge Merrick Garland, former President Obama’s last nominee,
(The Capitol from the Supreme Court on 12/30/16 via Dave’s iPhone)
Once again from my in-laws’ home in Potomac, Maryland, here’s Plan Proponent’s Best of 2016 post. With our second year in the bag, we’ll dispense with the formalities and get straight to the Top 10, link by link. In honor of our Supreme
Ordinarily, we would not go back over ground already covered by Bill Rochelle in his excellent Rochelle’s Daily Wire feed. However, we’ll make an exception for anything related to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Baker Botts, L.L.P. v. ASARCO, LLC opinion, an opinion that we’ve covered extensively. In short, Bill pointed all of us to
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Back in April, AOG Entertainment and 40+ of its favorite affiliates (collectively, “Core“) filed Chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of New York. Those cases are best known as encompassing the production companies for the “American Idol” and “So You Think You Can Dance” television shows. Recently, Law360 reported that “American
Back in July, we touched on the doctrine of equitable mootness in the context of a bankruptcy settlement agreement. Last week, the Delaware District Court employed equitable mootness in its opinion dismissing a plan confirmation appeal in the Allied Nevada Gold Corp. bankruptcy. Unless an appellant can raise a valid confirmation appeal before substantial consummation
In a reopened Chapter 11 case, the debtor must file quarterly reports and pay quarterly United States Trustee (UST) fees. I’m leading with the conclusion with the hope that this post shows-up in a search engine where and when you need it most. After all, sometimes you just need a quick answer to a
A year and a day ago, we published our first of a number of posts on Baker Botts v. ASARCO, wherein the Supreme Court held that bankruptcy professionals may not recover fee-defense costs incurred in “defending” their fee applications. So, what better way to mark the one year anniversary of our coverage of
Last month, Judge Laura Grandy, a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Illinois, entered confirmation opinion in STC, Inc.’s Chapter 11 case. The opinion is noteworthy for 2 reasons. First, it amounts to an excellent treatise on the Section 1129 confirmation requirements. Second, I’m honored that Judge Grandy cited in her opinion the American