February 7, 2019
Student’s entitlement to a refund determines whether a parent’s tuition payments are constructively fraudulent transfers.
February 6, 2019
Qualified immunity kicks in when a trustee’s actions don’t qualify for absolute immunity.
February 6, 2019
Lack of a circuit split makes equitable mootness an unlikely topic for Supreme Court review.
February 5, 2019
A judicial lien impairing an exemption is avoidable in some states under Section 522(f), but not in others.
February 4, 2019
Ninth Circuit says that Section 158(d)(1) isn’t an appeals court’s jurisdiction over a ‘Stern’ matter.
February 1, 2019
First Circuit reverses, upholding the validity of bondholders’ security interests in $2.9 billion of collateral.
January 31, 2019
‘Old’ GM lenders lose again while attempting to avoid the consequences of a $1.5 billion mistake.
January 30, 2019
The Jay Alix certiorari petition asks the high court to resolve a circuit split and say whether vindicating the public interest confers appellate standing.
January 29, 2019
Sometimes, a third party’s action can harm the debtor, but a creditor can still prosecute an independent claim against the third party.
January 28, 2019
Bankruptcy judge reluctantly follows precedent where the Seventh Circuit is in the minority on the new value defense.