The First Circuit applied the ‘collateral order doctrine’ to allow an appeal by the government when a private party would be stuck with a nonappealable, interlocutory order.

The City of Chicago argued unsuccessfully that liens on cars are statutory because they arise automatically when the car is impounded.

Family lawyers should be acutely aware that bankruptcy protections for former spouses don’t cover unmarried couples.

The Seventh Circuit uses broad equitable powers to prevent one member of a class from receiving a settlement when appealing an issue applicable to the entire class.

The Seventh Circuit’s opinion interpreting the amendment to Rule 62 is nonprecedential and prompted a dissent, and it may apply only in some states.

Opinion does not mean that a DIP financing lien terminates when collateral is transferred.

Lawyer’s malpractice can satisfy Bullock’s recklessness standard for nondischargeability.

Seventh Circuit upsets Illinois system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes