Bankruptcy Litigation

Corporate Governance

Court Administration

Creditors' Committee

First-day Motions

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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Practice and Procedure

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Willful Stay Violation Can Justify Damages for Emotional Distress, Third Circuit Says

For an ‘egregious’ stay violation, medical evidence of emotional distress is not required.

Court :

3rd Circuit

Monday, April 10, 2017

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Surprising Analysis Yields the Expected Result on Choice of Law for Claims

Chosen law governed statute of limitations for allowance of claims in bankruptcy.

Court :

9th Circuit

Mediating Cybersecurity Disputes in Distressed Circumstances

July 2017

Bankruptcy Code

11 U.S.C. § 363

Topic Tags

Telecom/Tech

First Circuit Interprets PROMESA’s Automatic Stay Broadly, Reverses District Court

Circuit court bars lawsuit by one Puerto Rico bondholder group against another.

Court :

1st Circuit

Civil Contempt Proceedings Exempt from Automatic Stay in Ninth Circuit

No automatic stay to protect litigation misconduct in the Seventh and Ninth Circuits.

Court :

9th Circuit

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Friday, March 31, 2017

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Asset Sales

Corporate Governance

Court Administration