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December 12, 2016

Fee issues are collateral, not affecting a final ruling on the merits.

December 9, 2016

Chapter 13 debtor permitted to surrender collateral and reclassify deficiency as unsecured.

December 8, 2016

Rule 2004 may be used after confirmation, even if the plan does not reserve jurisdiction.

December 7, 2016

‘General unsecured creditor’ is an ambiguous term not defined in the Bankruptcy Code or Rules.
Justices search for rationale for departing from Section 507 priorities in settlements.

December 6, 2016

Buffalo judge braves Second Circuit authority to disregard ‘safe harbor’ in stock buyback.

December 5, 2016

Without service by certified mail, a bank is not compelled to respond to a complaint.

December 2, 2016

Advice without signing a pleading does not give rise to a Rule 9011 sanction, but Section 1927 is another story.

December 1, 2016

First Circuit declines to take sides in circuit split over jurisdiction in Medicare disputes.

November 30, 2016

Ninth Circuit lays down rules governing derivative judicial immunity for official committee members.