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Santander paying $2.5B to acquire remaining stake in auto lender

Recommended Reading: Bannon and Keith on Remote Court

Virtual court proceedings, an important public health intervention, have prompted many a judge and lawyer to envision heavy use of virtual hearings in more ordinary times - including in bankruptcy courts, which carry the highest federal court case

Which Spouse Is Liable For Debts In California

California has been a community property state since 1850, and still we struggle to understand which spouse is liable for debts. So here, broad brush, is a guide to the legal liability of spouses, ex spouses, registered domestic partners and their

Perils Of Mediating / Settling With Less Than All Defendants (Kennedy v. Alliance)

By: Donald L Swanson Settling with less than all defendants in a lawsuit is always tricky. And mediating without all interested parties involved is also tricky. The problem is that non-settling / non-participating parties might, (i) blow a settlement

Student Loan Dribs And Drabs

We keep seeing headlines like : Student Loan Hot Air Over 323,000 Federal Student Loan Borrowers to Receive $5.8 Billion in Automatic Total and Permanent Disability Discharges and: Biden Freezes Student Loan Interest For 47,000 Military Service

Who the K-shaped recovery is leaving behind

Acquisitive Seacoast buying two more Florida banks

The Confusing Application of Sec. 362(c)(2)(C) to Dischargeability Cases

The different sections of the Bankruptcy Code should all work together for a common purpose. Sometimes a situation arises which looks like a disconnect. I had this happen in a dischargeability case I am defending. The creditor filed an action under

Crypto watchers eager for signals on Fed's digital dollar plans

E-wallet companies battle card giants in emerging markets