Qui Tam Suits Are Exceptions from the Automatic Stay
Automatic stay is no safe harbor from suits under the False Claims Act.
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Roy B. Dalton, Jr.
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Final Order of Dismissal Makes Other Appeals Constitutionally Moot
Ninth Circuit adopts Eighth Circuit test for constitutional mootness.
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Milan D. Smith Jr.
Supreme Court Inadvertently Makes Life Difficult for Secured Creditors
Bullard gives bankruptcy judge more ammunition to stymie secured creditors.
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Neil V. Wake
Seventh Circuit Tells Lower Courts to Duck State Law Foreclosure Issues
State courts should rule on state law issues, says circuit panel including Richard Posner.
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Kenneth F. Ripple
Bankruptcy Court Stays Out of the Repo Business
The repo man will face no competition from the bankruptcy court.
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Sarah A. Hall
Fifth Circuit Ducks an Undecided Issue on Automatic Stay Violation
Dissenter would have used a $1 case to rule on an issue of first impression.
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Robert L. Jones
Rule 9(b) Fraud Pleading Standards Don’t Apply to an FDCPA Complaint
Willfulness is not required by the FDCPA when pleading an automatic stay violation.
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J. Phil Gilbert
Courts Split on Whether Surrender Entails Waiver of Defenses to Foreclosure
Gutsy Judge Laurel Isicoff disagrees with district and bankruptcy judges in her district.
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Laurel M. Isicoff
Caesars Wins Brief Reprieve from Lawsuit Against Non-Filed Parent
Chicago entrenches itself as a debtor-friendly venue for chapter 11 reorganizations.
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A. Benjamin Goldgar