Rochelle's Daily Wire

Although a disclaimed inheritance is ordinarily beyond the avoiding powers, a trustee can step into the shoes of the IRS to set aside the disclaimer.

A creditor with ‘derivative’ claims based on preference or fraudulent transfer can’t convert them to ‘direct’ claims by asking for equitable relief.

An act of Congress that waived sovereign immunity for Marines at Camp Lejeune meant that personal injury tort claims did not arise when the injury was sustained.

If you want a prejudgment asset freeze, ask for equitable relief and the recovery of specific property, Judge Goldblatt says.

The high court will decide whether a real estate tax foreclosure can violate the Takings Clause and whether Section 106 abrogates sovereign immunity as to Native American tribes.

Interference with state regulators can compel a bankruptcy court to abstain, even if abstention was not required under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(c).

An opinion by Thomas Ambro shows how the Third Circuit won’t cut any slack for nonbankruptcy lawyers when it comes to retention disclosure.

Writs of execution and supplemental proceedings, not turnover actions, are the methods for enforcing a money judgment, Bankruptcy Judge Warren says.

Only judicial liens that impair exemptions may be avoided under Section 522(f)(1).

The appeals court rules that the Madoff trustee is entitled to summary judgment together with prejudgment interest at 4%.