Supreme Court Won’t Decide a Circuit Split on Garnished Wages as Preferences
Fifth Circuit held that wages garnished within 90 days of bankruptcy are preferences.
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Courts Split on Whether Claims for Overpayments of DSOs Are Themselves DSOs
Status of claims for overpayment of domestic support obligations begs for appellate review.
Using a U.S. Bank Precludes a Foreigner from Winning Dismissal Based on Comity
Stay violation and turnover suits held proper extraterritorial application of U.S. law.
Fraudulent Transfer Defendant Can’t Waive a Trustee’s Right to a Jury Trial
Filing a proof of claim would have precluded a jury trial in a fraudulent transfer suit.
No New Bankruptcy Cases Have Been Added to Supreme Court Docket — Not Yet, at Least
Several cases are in the running for Supreme Court review this term or next.
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Circuit Split on Wage Garnishments Underpins a Certiorari Petition
Certiorari petition asks Supreme Court to narrow Local Loan and Barnhill.
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Seventh Circuit Opines on Method for Calculating ‘New Value’ Defense
Average daily sales suffice to show the date when new value was advanced.
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