Third Circuit Pens a Treatise on Burden of Production
Third Circuit decision written by no Third Circuit judges
Fifth Circuit Reads Section 707(a) Dismissal for ‘Cause’ Broadly
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.
Courts Spilt on Offsetting Government’s Non-Tax Claim Against a Tax Refund
Automatic stay bars collecting a debt by offsetting a tax refund.
UCC Inapplicable to Define ‘Received’ for 20-Day Administrative Claims in Foreign Trade
Foreign sellers take note: State law may confer more benefit than international law.
Lenders Win Again, Beating Back Forced Vesting of Title through Chapter 13
Massachusetts judges disagree on ‘forced vesting’ in chapter 13 plan.
Involuntary Dismissed to Prevent Using Court Like a ‘Rented Battlefield’
Manhattan judge won’t allow using the court like a collection agency in two-party dispute.
Expired Union Contract Can Be Rejected, Third Circuit Holds in Trump Chapter 11
Bankrupt employers get a boost from the Third Circuit for negotiations with labor unions.
Minimal Activities in Foreign Liquidation Are No Basis for Chapter 15 Recognition
Judge Gerber pens a treatise on consequences of bad-faith chapter 15 filing.
Homestead Owned by a Trust Can Be an Exempt Homestead in Illinois
Trust must be carefully drafted in Illinois to retain the entireties exemption.
No ‘Innocent Insider’ Exception to In Pari Delicto in New York, Judge Holds
New York becomes even more inhospitable to trustees facing in pari delicto defense.