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.
November 6, 2023
A properly written divorce decree can create a separate property interest that won’t be part of the bankruptcy estate of a bankrupt spouse.
November 3, 2023
Congress decided to deviate from standard priorities by providing in Section 724 that unsecured domestic support obligations come ahead of tax liens.
November 2, 2023
The fraudulent intent of an individual who controls a corporation can be imputed to the corporation itself, even if the board is unaware of fraud.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
November 1, 2023
Indemnification rights in an executory contract can’t be assigned without assuming and assigning the entire contract.
October 31, 2023
A Delaware opinion states that debtors can’t reincorporate to manufacture venue, but it’s permissible for lenders to do so.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
October 30, 2023
A chapter 7 trustee’s obligation to sell can mean that chapter 7 prices don’t fit the ordinary definition of fair market value.
9th Circuit , Hawaii ,
October 27, 2023
Title lenders continue losing battles to take cars away from debtors, but the lenders have yet to plead and prove their best cases.
October 26, 2023
Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston will hold trials that could result in more nondischargeable debt for Alex Jones.