Practice and Procedure

Need for Multinational Corporate Insolvency Law Shown in China Fishery Decision

Judges must use patchwork approach when handling a huge, multinational debtor.

Baker Botts Read Narrowly on Compensation for Defending Fee Application

Florida judge allows fees for supplementing application with more detail.

Creditor with Scheduled Claim Still Must File a Proof of Claim in Chapter 13

Ninth Circuit finds no loopholes in chapter 13’s claim-filing requirement.
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Discharge Denied for Omitting Name of a Retirement Account

Scheduling the amount of an asset isn’t enough. The name must be shown, too.
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Judge Farris Disagrees with 11th Circuit on ‘Surrender’ as Waiver of Foreclosure Defenses

Less than a month after Failla, a circuit split is brewing on the effect of intention to surrender.
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No Automatic Right to Appeal Bankruptcy Court Preliminary Injunctions

In one respect, bankruptcy judges have more authority than district judges.

Arbitration Agreements Held Unenforceable in WARN Act Litigation

Delaware’s Judge Shannon protects workers’ rights, disagreeing with some circuit courts.