January 18, 2024
Taggart doesn’t give more protection to a purchaser of debt than it does to the original creditor, Judge Scott Grossman says.
January 17, 2024
Despite consent by the firm to withdraw the reference of motions to disgorge its fees, a bankruptcy judge in Houston recommended against withdrawal to district court and against transfer to another district.
January 16, 2024
Several justices seemed to believe that ‘prospective relief’ is sufficient to remedy the due process violation because the alternatives are ineffective.
January 4, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Whitley says that a no-opt-out plan for a solvent debtor might violate creditors’ due process and jury trial rights.
November 8, 2023
We focus on ethics two days in a row, given the recent disturbing events in Houston.
November 7, 2023
Lawyers aren’t guarantors for a client’s misconduct, but they may be sanctioned for a coverup.
October 19, 2023
Oregon Supreme Court allows substitution of a bankruptcy trustee as the real party in interest because denial would chiefly punish the debtor’s creditors.
9th Circuit , Oregon ,
September 21, 2023
The bankruptcy court in Delaware sided with four circuits by directing the U.S. Trustee to give refunds for overpayment of fees that were not uniform throughout the country.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
September 6, 2023
Contesting the election of a chapter 7 trustee isn’t like defending a fee application, which Baker Botts held to be noncompensable.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
August 31, 2023
The RICO suit by Jay Alix Against McKinsey mostly survived a motion to dismiss.