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ABI Journal

September 02, 2016

Bullard leaves questions unanswered when debtors move to dismiss their own petitions.

August 31, 2016

Judge Ambro allows non-debtors to sue for damages from dismissal of involuntary petition.

August 30, 2016

Ninth Circuit can split with the Second on bar to removal of suits under the ’33 Securities Act.

August 29, 2016

Vigorous dissents in the Seventh and Fourth Circuits accentuate splits on the FDCPA.

August 25, 2016

Sixth Circuit revives lawsuit against lender that allegedly aided Ponzi scheme.
Finality depends on the final resolution of a dispute, not an issue within a dispute, Circuit Judge Easterbrook says.

August 24, 2016

Fifth Circuit reluctantly lets a trade supplier off the hook for a fraudulent transfer from a Ponzi scheme.
Debt not resulting from ‘actual fraud’ is nondischargeable if fraud is grounds for veil piercing, Tenth Circuit B.A.P. holds.

August 23, 2016

Unusual facts permit no exception to rigid rules on appellate jurisdiction.

August 19, 2016

Evidence Rule 701 requires the homeowner’s opinion on value, not someone else’s.