Seventh Circuit Defines What It Means to Practice Law
The Seventh Circuit provided a useful guide for how much supervision a lawyer must provide when a nonlawyer is doing most of the work.
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Cap on Employee Benefit Claims Is Per Plan, Not Per Debtor, Seventh Circuit Says
The $13,650 cap on priority claims for each employee under an ‘employee benefit plan’ applies to each benefit plan, not to all of an employer’s benefit plans added together, the Seventh Circuit says.
Overpaying a DSO Doesn’t Result in a Nondischargeable Debt, Seventh Circuit Holds
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Diane P. Wood
Circuits Split on Invoking Safe Harbor Whenever a Bank Serves as Conduit
Seventh Circuit won’t immunize an LBO from fraudulent transfer just by using a bank conduit.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
Diane P. Wood, Richard A. Posner, Ilana D. Rovner