June 8, 2022
Judge Christopher Klein lays out the requisites for imposing sanctions under Rule 9011 for frivolous filings.
June 7, 2022
Surprisingly, there is little authority on whether or how a receiver may respond to the filing of an involuntary petition.
June 6, 2022
After almost three years in chapter 11 without a consensual plan, Bankruptcy Judge Warren is allowing sexual abuse claimants to sue nondebtor parishes and schools.
June 6, 2022
The Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion avoids saying whether the dual system of U.S. Trustees and Bankruptcy Administrators is itself unconstitutional.
June 3, 2022
Absent an ‘actual conflict,’ disqualification is not automatic, the Third Circuit says.
June 2, 2022
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
Local rules require lawyers to prepare and fill all required chapter 7 papers regardless of whether the debtor pays the fee or agrees to pay the fee.
June 1, 2022
If there are mutual claims, the Ninth Circuit BAP gives the court discretion not to evaluate a settlement as a sale.
May 31, 2022
Cutting back on knee-jerk invocation of arbitration, the Supreme Court says that agreements to arbitrate are no more enforceable than ordinary contracts.
May 27, 2022
10th Circuit , Utah ,
In a case headed for the Tenth Circuit, upholding the dignity of the court overcame the automatic stay.
May 26, 2022
The circuits are split on whether a creditors’ committee may intervene as of right in adversary proceedings under Section 1109(b).