JD Supra

Equity Won’t Save You: Bankruptcy Court Rules that Principles of Equity Cannot be Used to Extend the Deadline to File a Dischargeability Complaint

In a recent decision that highlights a key circuit split, Bankruptcy Judge Patricia M. Mayer of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that equitable powers under Section 105(a) of the Bankruptcy ...
TMCnet

Washington Business Journals reports Brian Ferdinand Files Protective Federal Action to Preserve Statutory Rights Under Bankruptcy Code Section 502(b)(6)

Washington Business Journals reports that Brian Ferdinand has initiated a protective federal filing under the United States Bankruptcy Code to preserve access, if required, to the statutory ...
Law

Bankruptcy Court Can Even Subordinate a 502(h) Claim

In its decision, the court maintained that the equitable powers of bankruptcy courts were sufficiently broad to subordinate a claim (even a claim that arose under 502(h)) on equitable grounds under ...
Law

Second Circuit Rules 300 Lawsuits Brought by Liquidator for Offshore Madoff Feeder Fund Barred by Bankruptcy Code

The Second Circuit ruled that U.S. bankruptcy safe harbors, like Section 546(e), apply internationally in foreign insolvency cases. It confirmed that offshore payments made in securities transactions ...
Forbes

Of Ipso Facto Clauses, Executory Contracts, And LLC Operating Agreements In Bankruptcy

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Wealth Preservation in its legal permutations When drafting LLC operating agreements, lots of planners include clauses to ...
Seeking Alpha

Canacol Energy Filed for Relief Under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canacol Energy Ltd. (CNE:CA) (OTCQX: CNNEF) (BVC: CNE.C) (“Canacol” or the “Company”), announces that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries filed for ...