Bankruptcy Litigation

A Turnover Action Will Suffice if a Transfer Was a ‘Sham,’ Seventh Circuit Says

Fraudulent transfer suit isn’t always required to recover fraudulently transferred property.
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Pursuing an Untimely Appeal Is Frivolous and Warrants Sanctions in the Fifth Circuit

Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.
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Asset Sale Appeals Are Moot Even if There Is a Jevic Violation, First Circuit Says

Waiving the automatic stay and immediately closing a sale does not make Section 363(m) inapplicable.
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Circuit Split Deepens on Rejection of Trademark Licenses

First Circuit follows the Fourth Circuit’s Lubrizol and rejects the Seventh Circuit’s Sunbeam.
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Third Circuit Pushes Back on Widespread Invocation of Rooker-Feldman

A federal court can undermine a state court judgment without offending Rooker-Feldman, Third Circuit says.
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