To settle with a trustee, a creditor is not required to volunteer damaging information.

Circuit refuses to make an exception for trustees regarding the judge-made doctrine of in pari delicto.

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained the differences between contempt under Rule 9011, Section 105(a) and inherent authority.

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

Due process considerations mean it’s not harmless error if a debtor was denied standing improperly.

Being branded as a creditor is like a tattoo; it won’t ever come off.

ate law might provide an equitable basis for denying a state-law exemption, although Law v. Siegel won’t permit equity to defeat an exemption claim under federal law.

At the risk of committing error, a district judge in New York reads a third-party release to cover only derivative claims, not direct claims that a creditor may have against a nondebtor.

Judge in New Jersey explains why chapter 11 is the best alternative for a large company to deal with mass torts.

Equitable tolling can extend the two-year deadline for filing complaints, but the deadline can’t be extended without notice to the defendants, even if they are unknown or unknowable.