Northern Pipeline Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.

Holding that the Bankruptcy Act of 1978 was unconstitutional in part because it allowed bankruptcy courts to adjudicate state common law claims

Granfinanciera, S. A. v. Nordberg

Holding defendant to a preference action has a right to a jury trial pursuant to the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, but that right can be waived by filing a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings

Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corp.

Holding that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) could not recover under RICO for stock-manipulation scheme that bankrupted broker-dealers, triggering a statutory requirement that SIPC meet the broker-dealers' obligations to their customers

Buckman Co. v. Plaintiffs' Legal Committee

Holding that federal drug and medical device laws pre-empted a state tort-law claim based on failure to properly communicate with the FDA

Merrill v. Dabit

Holding that state law class action securities fraud claims brought by “holders” of securities are, just like those of “purchasers” and “sellers,” preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act

Touche Ross Co. v. Redington

Holding that the "central inquiry remains whether Congress intended to create, whether expressly or by implication, a private cause of action."

Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.

Holding that where evidence in a civil trial does not suffice to support a jury verdict for plaintiff under a properly formulated defense, judgment may be entered for defendant on appeal despite the fact that defendant did not object to jury instructions "that expressed the defense differently, and in a fashion that would support a verdict"

Securities v. Zandford

Holding that the SEC may bring a public enforcement action against a broker who accepted payment for securities that he never delivered

In re Orion Pictures Corp.

Holding that contract issues, where one party has not violated a specific contractual clause, may not be decided as part of a motion to assume

Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co.

Holding that a trustee lacked standing to sue a third party for damages incurred by debenture holders of the corporate debtor

Section 157 - Procedures

Determining the validity, extent, or priority of liens

Section 1334 - Bankruptcy cases and proceedings

Granting "exclusive jurisdiction" to a federal court handling a bankruptcy case "of all the property, wherever located, of the debtor as of the commencement of such case, and of property of the estate"

Section 1001 - Statements or entries generally

Making false statements

Section 548 - Fraudulent transfers and obligations

Seeking to avoid constructively fraudulent transfers

Section 550 - Liability of transferee of avoided transfer

Identifying a transferee’s liability to a trustee for, among other things, fraudulent transfers

Section 78bb - Effect on existing law

Adopting definition of "covered security" found in paragraphs and of section 18(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

Section 78ff - Penalties

Providing criminal penalties

Section 1818 - Termination of status as insured depository institution

Granting subpoena power to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Section 77p - Additional remedies; limitation on remedies

Allowing certain securities class actions to be removed to federal court

Section 1005 - Bank entries, reports and transactions

Making false entries in bank records

Section 225.4 - Corporate practices

Section 208.62 - Suspicious activity reports

Section 208.63 - Procedures for monitoring Bank Secrecy Act compliance