Bankruptcy Law

Legal issues concerning bankruptcy trustees' avoidance powers under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

1. Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 20, 2019)
3. DefendantsTempnology, LLCPlaintiffsMission Product Holdings, Inc.Defense AttorneysZachary D. TrippPlaintiff AttorneysDanielle SpinelliJudgesJustice Elena KaganJustice Sonia SotomayorJustice Neil GorsuchInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United States
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Trademark License;U.S. Supreme Court;Section 365

1. Taggert v. Lorenzen

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 3, 2019)
3. Original Case: Taggert v. Lorenzen, 139 S. Ct. 1795 (2019)
4. DefendantsShelley A. LorenzenPlaintiffsBradley TaggertJudgesStephen BreyerInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
5. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Civil Contempt;Supreme Court;Creditor Liability

1. MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (April 19, 2023)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Transform Holdco LLC]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[MOAC Mall Holdings LLC]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York]]>
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Statutory Mootness;Commercial Lease Assignment;Supreme Court Decision

1. Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 6, 2024)
3. Original Case: Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., et al.
4. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc.]]><![CDATA[Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Truck Insurance Exchange]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina]]>
5. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Insurance Law;Asbestos Litigation;Supreme Court

1. United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 14, 2024)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Office of the United States Trustee]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[Elizabeth B. Prelogar]]>Judges<![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Trustee Program]]><![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas]]>
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Constitutional Law;Supreme Court;United States Trustee Fees

1. Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 27, 2024)
3. Victims<![CDATA[无]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Purdue Pharma L.P.]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[William K. Harrington]]>Investigators<![CDATA[无]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[无]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[无]]>Judges<![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]><![CDATA[Brett Kavanaugh]]><![CDATA[John Roberts]]><![CDATA[Sonia Sotomayor]]><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]><![CDATA[Amy Coney Barrett]]><![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]><![CDATA[Clarence Thomas]]><![CDATA[Samuel Alito]]>Institutions<![CDATA[Supreme Court of the United States]]><![CDATA[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]]><![CDATA[U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York]]><![CDATA[Sackler family]]>
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Opioid Crisis;Supreme Court Decision;Mass Tort Settlement

1. Siegel v. Fitzgerald

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 6, 2022)
3. DefendantsJohn P. FitzgeraldPlaintiffsAlfred H. SiegelInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesUnited States Trustee Program
4. Case Tags: Constitutional Law;Bankruptcy Law;United States Supreme Court;Uniformity Clause

1. Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC

2. Jurisdiction: United States (January 14, 2020)
3. DefendantsJackson Masonry, LLCPlaintiffsRitzen Group, Inc.JudgesSupreme Court of the United StatesInstitutionsU.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
4. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Supreme Court Cases;Automatic Stay;Appellate Jurisdiction

1. 巴滕沃夫诉巴克利案

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 22, 2023)
3. Original Case: Bartenwerfer v. Buckley
4. VictimsKieran BuckleyDefendantsKate BartenwerferPlaintiffsKieran BuckleyJudgesAmy Coney BarrettInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesU.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
5. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Debt Dischargeability;Partnership Liability;Supreme Court Decisions

1. 美国诉米勒案

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 26, 2025)
3. Original Case: United States v. Miller
4. DefendantsDavid L. MillerProsecutorsYaira DubinDefense AttorneysLisa S. BlattJudgesKetanji Brown JacksonInstitutionsUnited States Supreme CourtInternal Revenue Service
5. Case Tags: Bankruptcy Law;Sovereign Immunity;Fraudulent Transfer;Supreme Court Decision