April 13, 2020
The value of a disputed claim is proven by showing the likely validity of the claim and the likelihood of recovery, not just by establishing the possible damages.
1st Circuit
April 10, 2020
Filing with PACER should be left to the experts, by which we mean paralegals.
10th Circuit, Utah
April 09, 2020
Delaware district judge permits remand when the suit was subject to mandatory abstention.
3rd Circuit, Delaware
April 07, 2020
Judge Brown of Denver elucidates a third exception to the Barton doctrine barring suits against court-appointed officials.
10th Circuit, Colorado
April 06, 2020
Tortious or fraudulent conduct needn’t be shown to hold a corporate employee liable for violating the automatic stay.
1st Circuit, Rhode Island
April 03, 2020
If a creditor objects to chapter 13 eligibility in good faith, the court may look behind the debtor’s schedules to decide whether the debt exceeds the cap.
9th Circuit
April 02, 2020
When it comes to attachment and perfection of a security interest, the devil is in the details.
10th Circuit, Kansas
April 01, 2020
Circuit says it’s easy to show reasonable reliance on a false financial statement.
5th Circuit
March 31, 2020
Permanently reducing the claim by the appraised value without a backstop means the creditor isn’t receiving the ‘indubitable equivalent,’ BAP says.
9th Circuit
