May 5, 2022
Federal preemption allowed rejection of the defined benefit pension plan for Puerto Rico’s teachers.
May 4, 2022
The circuits are split on whether an innocent debtor’s liability is automatically nondischargeable when an agent or partner committed fraud.
May 3, 2022
The Ninth Circuit BAP holds that litigating with the largest creditor and maintaining the corporation in good standing is sufficient to show that the debtor ‘is engaged’ in business on the filing date.
May 2, 2022
The City of Chicago argued unsuccessfully that liens on cars are statutory because they arise automatically when the car is impounded.
April 30, 2022
Being seen at bar events in the company of those who appear in court doesn’t show judicial bias.
April 29, 2022
Circuit refuses to make an exception for trustees regarding the judge-made doctrine of in pari delicto.
April 28, 2022
Redesignation under the SBRA might become a hot topic once again when (if) Congress raises the cap back to $7.5 million.
April 27, 2022
The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.
April 26, 2022
Authorities are split on whether avoidance actions are estate property that can be sold or can only be prosecuted by the trustee.
April 25, 2022
This month, two circuits found no ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction for climate-change lawsuits against energy companies.