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Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.
Arizona debtor left homeless despite Bankruptcy Rule 1009(a).
Dissenter contends that the majority misread the circuit’s own precedent.
Split decision refuses to invoke ‘equity’ to override a policy choice made by Congress.
Circuit split pits the Ninth Circuit against three sister circuits on a crucial PACA issue.
Ninth Circuit ringingly endorses allowance of prepetition contingent fee arrangements.
Differing state laws govern the exemption of tax refunds for individuals.
Ninth Circuit criticizes the Seventh for making the sovereign immunity waiver meaningless for Section 544(b)(1) suits.
Dissenter argues that suing in bankruptcy court was sufficient disclosure to avoid judicial estoppel.
Ninth Circuit follows the Eleventh with a liberal recovery for an intentionally fraudulent transfer.