November 20, 2019
The ‘fugitive disentitlement doctrine’ does not allow a federal court to dismiss an appeal because of a fugitive’s contempt of a state court order, the First Circuit rules.
1st Circuit
November 15, 2019
The case in the appeals court apparently did not involve a student account structured to prevent the college from being the initial recipient of a fraudulent transfer.
1st Circuit
November 12, 2019
Rulings by the First and Second Circuits ensure that recoveries by a Ponzi scheme trustee will be distributed to all victims, not just those who sue on their own.
1st Circuit
September 30, 2019
Appeals court says that the bankruptcy court must always address the existence of a trust when ruling on a motion to modify the automatic stay.
1st Circuit, Puerto Rico
September 27, 2019
District judge in Maine follows the Fifth Circuit by ruling that the post-petition sale of exempt property does not destroy the exempt status of the proceeds.
1st Circuit, Maine
September 12, 2019
Judge Hoffman’s analysis comports with the ABI Commission’s recommendations for improvements in lease assumptions by chapter 7 debtors under Section 365(p).
1st Circuit, Massachusetts
August 09, 2019
Conflicting standards among the circuits warrant a grant of certiorari to define ‘undue hardship’ required for discharging a student loan.
1st Circuit
August 06, 2019
Dissenter in the First Circuit recommends that the Supreme Court hear and reverse an opinion allowing Puerto Rico to withhold payments from bondholders.
1st Circuit
July 08, 2019
Like physics, bankruptcy searches for a unified theory to explain claims by and against the estate.
1st Circuit, Massachusetts
June 26, 2019
The logical court to challenge the constitutionality of PROMESA isn’t the PROMESA court itself.
1st Circuit
