Ethics

Sixth Circuit Staunches the Spread of Equitable Mootness to Chapter 7

Two judges on the Sixth Circuit cast doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness, even in chapter 11 reorganizations.
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Trustee Admonished for Filing Suit Reflecting a ‘Disturbing Lack of Judgment’

Providing an adult child with room and board in the family home is not a fraudulent transfer.

Debtor’s Counsel Later Can Become Adverse to the Plan’s Liquidating Trust

Bankruptcy Judge Shannon says that the liquidating trust was not debtor’s counsel’s former client.

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