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August 5, 2021

Even for egregious, repeated violations of Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1, the bankruptcy court may only award recovery of economic losses, never punitive damages.

July 13, 2021

Madoff defendant socked with $280,000 in prejudgment interest for relitigating issues decided long ago.

July 2, 2021

In Pennsylvania, a gaming license isn’t ‘property.’ It’s a revocable license that can’t be owned.

June 29, 2021

Supreme Court narrows Spokeo by holding that violation of a statute won’t always give rise to standing and the right to sue for damages.

June 15, 2021

Law v. Siegel didn’t bar bankruptcy courts from invoking doctrines of claim and issue preclusion, the Ninth Circuit says.

June 2, 2021

Having a family member in the home who made a formal request for legal residence will suffice to permit a Florida homestead exemption, Judge Jennemann said.

May 17, 2021

Courts are split on whether having nondischargeable debts gives an individual chapter 7 debtor standing to object to claims.

May 10, 2021

Judge Colton decided that class claims aren’t prohibited in Subchapter V cases but didn’t allow a class claim in the case before her.

April 30, 2021

A jury should decide whether a credit-reporting agency was negligent by not examining court records to determine whether a debt had been discharged.

April 22, 2021

Manhattan’s Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane requires a record in the foreign proceeding showing that third-party releases are in accord with foreign law.