California Judge Won’t Allow ‘Chapter 20’ to Work Its Magic
Opinion doesn’t cite contrary Ninth Circuit and BAP authority permitting ‘chapter 20.’
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Mark Houle
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Specific Personal Jurisdiction Exists over a Foreign Transferee in a Ponzi Scheme
Judge Lafferty lays out the standards for specific personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant who received stolen property.
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William J. Lafferty, III
California Judge Lays Out Rules for Jury Trials in Bankruptcy Court
Bankruptcy Judge Barash construes local rules to avoid invalidating a right to a jury trial.
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Martin R. Barash
California Supreme Court Kills the Jewel Doctrine on a Certified Question
Jewel has now been formally rejected in New York and California. Washington, D.C. is next.
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Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Arresting the Debtor During Mediation Is a Very Big No-No
How to ruin a good case: have your adversary arrested during mediation.
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Mark S. Wallace
California District Judge Requires Property in the U.S. to File Chapter 15
A security retainer held by a foreign liquidator’s U.S. counsel satisfies the chapter 15 requirement of property in the U.S.
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Phyllis J. Hamilton
Portions of Rule 4004 Violate the Rules Enabling Act, Bankruptcy Judge Klein Says
Objection is not required to bar a discharge to an individual who received a chapter 7 discharge within eight years.
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Christopher M. Klein
Judge Refuses to Vacate Opinion Socking a Bank with $40 Million in ‘Punies’
California judge won’t bar the debtor from settling for more than the original $6 million in compensatory damages while forsaking $40 million in punitive damages earmarked for public interest groups.
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Christopher M. Klein
Judge Describes an ‘Important Tool’ to Deal with Incompetent Debtor’s Counsel
Judges uses Section 329(a) to vacate a contingency lien for more than the value of the lawyer’s services.
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Christopher M. Klein
State Laws on Tracing Determine Whether Tax Refunds Are Exempt
Differing state laws govern the exemption of tax refunds for individuals.
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Laura S. Taylor