Defamation Claim Is Not a Personal Injury Tort, New York Judge Rules
California’s anti-SLAPP statute is substantive, but not entirely enforceable in federal court.
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Stuart M. Bernstein
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District Judge Limits Second Circuit Rule on Standing for Successorship Claims
GM’s ignition switch fiasco continues making bankruptcy law on deprivation of the constitutional right to notice.
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Jesse M. Furman
Russian Bankruptcy Given Chapter 15 Recognition Despite Allegations of Corruption
‘Disinterestedness’ doesn’t apply to a foreign representative in chapter 15.
Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Equitable Defenses to Fraudulent Transfer Claim
Madoff trustee racks up two victories in one day.
Bankruptcy Judge Has No Power to ‘Unrefer’ a Suit to District Court
Another New York judge refuses to send a case to Delaware.
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Michael E. Wiles
Personal Bankruptcy Bars Incarceration, but Not Finding of Civil Contempt
FTC allowed to continue contempt proceedings for failure to pay restitution.
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Paul A. Crotty
Oil & Gas Gathering Agreements Can Be Rejected as Executory Contracts
Pipeline companies strike out again in New York on Texas law question.
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Jed S. Rakoff
Loan Agreement Gives U.S. Court Jurisdiction over Foreign Bank Lender
Few U.S. connections required for ‘specific jurisdiction’ over a foreign lender.
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Martin Glenn
Judge Punts on How the Rule of Explicitness Survived Adoption of the Code
Circuits split on whether Section 510(b) killed off the exception to the Rule of Explicitness.
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Deborah A. Batts
Appeals Brewing on Breadth of the Barton Doctrine in the Second Circuit
Will the Second Circuit follow the Ninth with a broad reading of Barton v. Barbour?
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Martin Glenn