November 29, 2016
Patriot Coal decision analyzes Supreme Court authorities on sovereign immunity.
Bank need not be a party to a secret agreement for D’Oench Duhme defense to apply.
November 28, 2016
Absent special-interest legislation for bankruptcies, insurance companies remain in limbo.
November 25, 2016
Boston BAP sides with Seventh Circuit, holding that trademark licenses survive rejection.
November 23, 2016
Mishandling collateral is nondischargeable even if the security interest is unperfected.
November 22, 2016
District judge makes an ‘Erie’ guess on an undecided issue of New York law.
Difficult to discharge, student loans are more easily classified as non-consumer for the presumptive abuse test.
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
November 21, 2016
Third party’s emails are immune from discovery in bankruptcy, Judge Sontchi rules.
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
November 18, 2016
Third Circuit says that New York bankruptcy court’s MPM decision was wrong.