business Cases
September 24, 2019
Seventh Circuit splits with other circuits on basis for jurisdiction to determine the amount of a tax.
September 23, 2019
Continuing the business after buying the assets from the lender at a foreclosure sale doesn’t bring successor liability.
September 19, 2019
3rd Circuit , Delaware ,
Judges Stark and Carey from Delaware distinguish between prohibiting the power and the right to assign a claim.
September 18, 2019
Although a foreclosure sale can be immune from fraudulent transfer attack, a tax foreclosure not based on the value of the property can be a preference.
September 17, 2019
Discovery abuse in a prior lawsuit can result in nondischargeability in a later bankruptcy.
September 13, 2019
‘Conceivable effect’ test for ‘related to’ jurisdiction continues to apply to liquidating trusts after confirmation of a chapter 11 plan.
September 11, 2019
Equitable nature of substantive consolidation requires notice to creditors of non-debtors who might be affected.
September 10, 2019
Defendants in lawsuits by Lehman Brothers are stuck in bankruptcy court until the cases are ready for a jury trial.
September 9, 2019
An appeal in the Ninth Circuit did not reach the issue to be decided by the Supreme Court in <em>Rodriguez</em>.
September 5, 2019
Policy informs the result when the statutory language is ambiguous.