January 21, 2016
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.
Automatic stay bars collecting a debt by offsetting a tax refund.
Foreign sellers take note: State law may confer more benefit than international law.
January 20, 2016
Massachusetts judges disagree on ‘forced vesting’ in chapter 13 plan.
Manhattan judge won’t allow using the court like a collection agency in two-party dispute.
January 19, 2016
Judge Gerber pens a treatise on consequences of bad-faith chapter 15 filing.
Trust must be carefully drafted in Illinois to retain the entireties exemption.
Bankrupt employers get a boost from the Third Circuit for negotiations with labor unions.
January 15, 2016
New York becomes even more inhospitable to trustees facing in pari delicto defense.
Madoff trustee’s newest appellate victory again disregards fictitious profits.