Benchnotes Mar 2013
Journal Issue:
Insurance Companies Have Fewer Protections than Landlords and Aircraft Lessors
Absent special-interest legislation for bankruptcies, insurance companies remain in limbo.
Disallowing a Claim Worth $300 Saddled Creditor with $14,400 in Attorneys’ Fees
California’s fee-shifting law punishes an auto lender for filing a claim that was disallowed.
Court:
New York Judge Rejects Ninth Circuit’s Ybarra Doctrine that Revives Discharged Claims
Ninth Circuit decision based on policy, not statutory language, is wrong, S.D.N.Y. judge says.