Judicial estoppel requires ‘an effort to game the bankruptcy system.’

Milavetz invalid-purpose test isn’t applicable to incurring debt to pay a retainer.

Neither oral statements nor emails are sanctionable under Rule 9011, Judge Pappas says.

Jewel has now been formally rejected in New York and California. Washington, D.C. is next.

The parties’ wishes are insufficient to justify sealing.

Some justices are critical of the existing test for ruling on non-statutory insider status.

How to ruin a good case: have your adversary arrested during mediation.

Local lawyers were also caught up in the maelstrom caused by a ‘nationwide’ firm that skirted bankruptcy law and rules.

California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.

Lender cannot hide behind a disclaimer to avoid sanctions for violating the discharge injunction, Ninth Circuit BAP holds.