The Delaware Bankruptcy Court now has eight judges to manage its hectic caseload.  Judge Craig Goldblatt was sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware on April 26, 2021.  Judge Goldblatt fills the seat of former Judge Kevin Gross, who retired in 2020.

Prior to joining the bench, Judge Goldblatt…

Judge Harlin D. Hale of the United State Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas dismissed the chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by the National Rifle Association (the “NRA”) for cause, finding that the case was not filed in good faith.¹  In its 38-page opinion issued in connection with multiple motions to dismiss…

On April 6, 2021, J. Kate Stickles was sworn in as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Delaware. According to an Announcement issued by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, Judge Stickles fills the seat vacated by former Judge Kevin J. Carey, who retired in 2019. With Judge Stickles’ appointment, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court…

In many chapter 11 cases, a committee of unsecured creditors is formed early in the case to represent the overall interests of unsecured creditors. See 11 U.S.C. § 1102. Members of the committee hold a “fiduciary” obligation to the entire general unsecured creditors’ class. Notably, each member of an unsecured creditors committee is…