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The Small-Dollar Preference Venue Guessing Game Under § 1409(b)

Bankruptcy Code

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Venue/Jurisdiction

“You Can’t Sue Me”: Preclusion of Claims Against Professionals

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Creditors' Committee

Financial Advisors

Practice and Procedure

Professional Compensation/Fees

Business Reorganization

Discharge Revocation Deadline is NOT Jurisdictional, Ninth Circuit Holds

Ninth Circuit is hesitant to make bankruptcy time deadlines jurisdictional.

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Bankruptcy Settlement Provided No Protection from Criminal Forfeiture

Criminal forfeiture and bankruptcy protect different interests, district judge says.

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Cryptic Disclosure of Fee Sharing Is Inadequate, Judge Houser Holds

Terms of fee sharing must be disclosed in the retention application, not just in an exhibit.

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Texas Northern District

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Court Administration

Finance and Banking

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Judgment Void for Violating Discharge Doesn’t Qualify for Rooker-Feldman Protection

Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.

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A Debt Purchaser Is Not a ‘Debt Collector’ Regulated by the FDCPA, Supreme Court Holds

Justice Gorsuch’s maiden opinion is a unanimous decision favoring debt purchasers.

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Narrow Ipso Facto Clauses Can Be Unenforceable

Code provisions voiding ipso facto clauses are interpreted broadly.

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Michigan Eastern District

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