By Michael L. Moskowitz

The United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has agreed to resolve another bankruptcy issue which has split the circuit courts. This time, the high court will address a chapter 11 reorganization issue. The most recent SCOTUS decisions have focused primarily on consumer bankruptcy issues.

At issue here is whether bankruptcy courts may dismiss chapter 11 cases when property is distributed in a settlement that does not comply with the priority scheme for distributions set forth in Section 507 of the Bankruptcy Code.

By Michael L. Moskowitz

On June 23, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation which amends section 1307 of the New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law (RPAPL). The new law becomes effective 90 days from June 23, 2016.

By Richard E. Weltman and Melissa A. Guseynov

We previously reported on the split among the federal circuit courts of appeal concerning circumstances under which a debtor’s discharge with regard to a particular debt may be denied based on actual fraud if, prior to filing, the debtor transferred assets away from creditors without directly misleading them. In Husky International Electronics, Inc. v. Ritz, the United States Supreme Court settled the split of opinion among the lower courts, holding that debtor’s actual misrepresentation is not a necessary prerequisite to demonstrate “actual fraud” under section 523(a)(2)(A). Husky Inter. Elect., Inc. v. Ritz, 136 S.Ct. 1581 (2016).