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June 14, 2018

What did Congress mean in Sections 365(n) and 101(35A)? Is the right to use a trademark terminated when a trademark license is rejected?
Petitioner contends the Second Circuit was wrong to bar arbitration in view of the Supreme Court’s decision in Epic Systems.

June 11, 2018

Although the debtor only intended to halt eviction, the Seventh Circuit enhanced the sentence to reflect the claims of all creditors.

May 30, 2018

Supreme Court’s subsequent Epic decision casts doubt on opinions overriding arbitration agreements in the bankruptcy context.

May 25, 2018

May 21, 2018

A ‘cert’ petition is in the works to resolve the circuit split from Lubrizol regarding the rejection of trademark licenses.

May 17, 2018

Can plaintiffs sue Puerto Rico government officials in their individual capacities? Two district judges disagree.

May 04, 2018

Caselaw is evolving on the applicability of the automatic stay to ordinary litigation against Puerto Rico and its governmental officials.

April 25, 2018

An unreasonable but good faith, subjective belief that there is no injunction bars a finding of contempt in the Ninth Circuit.

April 06, 2018

The battle continues in Chicago over using chapter 13 to beat parking tickets.