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Sovereign Immunity Doesn’t Insulate States from Lien Stripping

For three independent reasons, Judge Taddonio rules that states are not immune from stripping down or stripping off tax liens.

Business Bankruptcy Legal Update

Addressing Environmental Claims and Liabilities in Chapter 11: Administrative Expenses, Third-Party Liability, Abandonment and Brownfield Development

‘Deemed Allowed’ Claims Can Be Binding in Subsequent Litigation, Circuit Says

A failure to distinguish between res judicata and collateral estoppel turned out to be costly.

The Great Divide: Overview of Circuit Splits on Current Issues

Carrot or a Stick: When Is Default Interest Not Equitable?

May 2019

Unsecured Claim for Post-Petition Contractual Attorneys’ Fees? File It!

May 2019

The Rule 3001(f) Presumption of Claim Validity Doesn’t Include the Value of Collateral

California judge differs with the Third Circuit regarding the presumption of collateral value flowing from a lender’s proof of secured claim.

Too Much Insolvency: "Unmatured Interest" and "Debt" Under the Code

Another Circuit Allows an Unsecured Claim for Contractual Attorneys’ Fees

The circuits agree, but the lower courts disagree, on the allowance of post-petition attorneys’ fees based on contract.