Transferring Venue Isn’t Easier Just Because There Is Bankruptcy Jurisdiction
New York district judge keeps a lawsuit out of the hands of a Delaware bankruptcy judge.
Preference Law Held Not to Have Extraterritorial Application
New York’s Judge Bernstein delves into the splits on extraterritoriality.
New York District Judges Are Split on Drawing Inferences of Fraud from Executives
Reversed by one district judge, Bankruptcy Judge Gerber was lauded by another on the same issue.
Circuit and District Courts Split on Maritime Liens in the Wake of Bankruptcy
O.W. Bunker bankruptcy tees up decisive Second Circuit rulings on liens for ‘necessaries.’
‘All Assets’ Combined with ‘Including’ Makes a UCC-1 Bulletproof, Circuit Says
Even if location is wrong, financing statement is sufficient by saying ‘all assets.’
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New York Judge Requires Hedge Funds to Disclose Their Investors
Evidence must show that hedge fund investors’ identities are ‘commercial information.’
New York Bankruptcy Judge Bars Use of ‘Safe Harbor’ When Bank Is Only a Conduit
Buffalo judge braves Second Circuit authority to disregard ‘safe harbor’ in stock buyback.
Serving a Complaint on a Bank by Ordinary Mail Is a Nullity
Without service by certified mail, a bank is not compelled to respond to a complaint.
New York Stands Alone by Not Requiring Delivery to Transfer a Note and Mortgage
District judge makes an ‘Erie’ guess on an undecided issue of New York law.
Mortgage Survives Chapter 13 Even Though the Secured Claim Was Disallowed
New York judge disagrees with Ninth Circuit on the effect of disallowance of a secured claim.