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ABI Journal

New York Southern District

Third Party Liability for Debtor’s Counsel Fees Precludes a Charging Lien

Third party liability for attorneys’ fees can leave debtor’s counsel in a worse position following nonpayment.

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.

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.

Russian Bankruptcy Given Chapter 15 Recognition Despite Allegations of Corruption

‘Disinterestedness’ doesn’t apply to a foreign representative in chapter 15.

Personal Bankruptcy Bars Incarceration, but Not Finding of Civil Contempt

FTC allowed to continue contempt proceedings for failure to pay restitution.

Oil & Gas Gathering Agreements Can Be Rejected as Executory Contracts

Pipeline companies strike out again in New York on Texas law question.

Loan Agreement Gives U.S. Court Jurisdiction over Foreign Bank Lender

Few U.S. connections required for ‘specific jurisdiction’ over a foreign lender.

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.