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No More Injunctions Barring Suits Against Nondebtors in a Diocese Sexual Abuse Case

An opinion by Bankruptcy Judge Carl L. Bucki might be read, incorrectly, to mean that Purdue precludes preliminary injunctions stopping suits against nondebtors.

Rooker-Feldman Doesn’t Bar Review of an Erroneous Decision About the Automatic Stay

The Supremacy Clause allows bankruptcy courts to set aside erroneous decisions by state courts about the applicability of the automatic stay.

The ‘Home Court’ Rule Does Not Apply in Chapter 15 Cases, District Judge Says

The Delaware district court affirmed Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Horan, who ruled that a creditor cannot sue a chapter 15 debtor in bankruptcy court on a prebankruptcy claim.

Judge Barnes Explained Why Bankruptcy Stays Don’t Require Personal Jurisdiction

Chicago’s Bankruptcy Judge Timothy Barnes explained eight years ago why bankruptcy stays do not require personal jurisdiction, unlike injunctions in receiverships.

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