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October 29, 2018

High court will resolve a circuit split dating back to the Fourth Circuit’s controversial Lubrizol opinion in 1985.

October 26, 2018

Judge Glenn criticizes an 1890 English decision refusing to enforce a foreign discharge of debt.

October 25, 2018

Expiration of a lien is tolled anytime the automatic stay precludes enforcement of a judgment.

October 24, 2018

Circuit splits over trademarks and the automatic stay are contenders for resolution in the Supreme Court.

October 23, 2018

Expert testimony might have given the creditor a market rate of interest, not a rate lower than inflation.

October 18, 2018

Appeals court insinuates that denial of a lift-stay motion without prejudice is not appealable.
Circuit split is widening on whether inaction can be a violation of the automatic stay.

October 17, 2018

Chief District Judge in New York rules that ‘core’ jurisdiction includes non-consensual, third-party releases in confirmation orders.

October 16, 2018

Second, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits agree that supplying “necessaries” by itself won’t justify a maritime lien.

October 09, 2018

Section 562 applies to fix the date for calculating damages only if the debtor rejects or the creditor terminates, New York district judge says.