May 10, 2022
Over a vigorous dissent, the First Circuit Joins the Ninth Circuit by holding that Section 106(a) waives tribes’ sovereign immunity.
1st Circuit
May 05, 2022
Federal preemption allowed rejection of the defined benefit pension plan for Puerto Rico’s teachers.
1st Circuit
August 19, 2021
Dismissal of a chapter 13 case moots an appeal regarding an allegedly erroneous order directing payment of money.
1st Circuit
August 16, 2021
Here’s an example of how state law prevents bankruptcy law from being uniform throughout the U.S.
1st Circuit
July 23, 2021
The bankruptcy community needs a better definition of what’s an executory contract, and Prof. Jay Westbrook has it.
1st Circuit, Puerto Rico
June 07, 2021
If the district court is adjudicating a suit with “related to” jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1334(b), the district court applies the Bankruptcy Rules, not the Federal Rules, the First Circuit says.
1st Circuit
June 03, 2021
First Circuit BAP explains what lien avoidance does and doesn’t do.
1st Circuit
May 24, 2021
Massachusetts bankruptcy judge requires flexibility from both the government and the debtor who is saddled with huge student loans.
1st Circuit, Massachusetts
May 05, 2021
First Circuit won’t allow a debtor to dismiss and avoid the consequences of abusive conduct.
1st Circuit
April 28, 2021
The appeals court reviews the ‘totality of the circumstances’ when government action has elements of both regulatory enforcement and furtherance of the state’s pecuniary interest.
1st Circuit
