Minimal Activities in Foreign Liquidation Are No Basis for Chapter 15 Recognition
Judge Gerber pens a treatise on consequences of bad-faith chapter 15 filing.
Madoff ‘Net Equity’ Method Was Properly Applied to Inter-Account Transfers
Madoff trustee’s newest appellate victory again disregards fictitious profits.
No ‘Innocent Insider’ Exception to In Pari Delicto in New York, Judge Holds
New York becomes even more inhospitable to trustees facing in pari delicto defense.
New York’s ‘Loss Mitigation’ Program Survives One Lender Attack
SDNY’s ‘loss mitigation’ program for mortgage modification may face another attack.
Second Circuit Broadly Reads Claim Subordination Under Section 510(b)
Lehman co-underwriters are stuck with worthless contribution claims.
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District Judge Packs Off New GM to the First Ignition Switch Trial in Oklahoma
New GM and ignition switch plaintiffs play high-stakes poker in federal court.
Elected Chapter 7 Trustee Must Be Disinterested, Long Island Judge Holds
Judge imposes disinterestedness requirement not included in the statute.
SEC Can Freeze Assets Without Violating the Automatic Stay, Circuit Holds
Bankruptcy failed to insulate the Wyly brothers from an SEC asset freeze.
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Second Circuit Charts a New Course Favoring Debtors on the FDCPA
Circuit split grows on the conflict between the Bankruptcy Code and the FDCPA.
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