Cheat, Prey, Shove: 3 Acts Forbidden by Ethics
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Non-Debtor’s Creditors Must Have Notice of Substantive Consolidation, Circuit Says
Equitable nature of substantive consolidation requires notice to creditors of non-debtors who might be affected.
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Taggart’s Effect Evident in Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Discharge Violation
An action that could violate the FDCPA may not be a violation of the discharge injunction.
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Chapter 7 Debtor’s Counsel Permitted to Defend Creditors in Avoidance Suits
Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.
Judge Dismisses Jay Alix's Racketeering Case vs McKinsey
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Fourth Circuit Widens the Split on Judicial Estoppel’s Bad Faith Presumption
A debtor’s assertion of estate claims implicates ‘real party in interest,’ not Article III standing, circuit court says.
Modern Issues in Ethics and Professionalism
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McKinsey Foe Loses Bid to Reopen Telecom Company’s Bankruptcy
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Losing Competitive Advantage Doesn’t Justify Redacting a Settlement Agreement
Judge Garrity in New York adopts a narrow view of ‘commercial information’ that may be redacted in a court filing.
A ‘Plausible’ Claim for a Discharge Violation Is No Longer Sufficient after Taggart
An Alabama case shows how Taggart heightened the pleading standards for a complaint alleging a violation of the discharge injunction.