As if by Magic, Section 1412 Transforms an Improper Venue into a Proper Venue
A judge sitting in a proper venue may transfer venue to a district that was improper originally.
Trial Skills: Valuation Hearings
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District Judge Reads the Safe Harbor Broadly to Immunize a Leveraged Buyout
Although a stock purchase and a loan payoff were one month apart, a district judge in Indiana found a sufficient nexus to invoke the safe harbor and dismiss a fraudulent transfer suit.
Noncompete Agreements Violate US Labor Law, Official Says
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Bruce Matson Earns Early Release from Prison
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Section 546(g)'s Safe Harbor Doesn’t Apply in an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors
A federal district judge in New York holds that the safe harbor in Section 546(g) doesn’t preempt state fraudulent transfer laws.
‘Person Aggrieved’ Isn’t the Proper Standard for Bankruptcy Appeals, Circuit Says
Ninth Circuit says that the ‘person aggrieved’ standard for appellate standing was superseded by Article III standing on adoption of the Bankruptcy Code in 1978.
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Courts May Bypass Equitable Mootness to Rule on the Merits, Fifth Circuit Says
Even if an appeal is equitably moot, the appellate court nonetheless has appellate jurisdiction. Equitable mootness is prudential, not jurisdictional.
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Bankrupt Businesses Fight to Keep Cheaper Loans on Books as Interest Rates Rise
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