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Another Circuit Says: Old Bankruptcies Aren’t Grounds for Removal to Federal Court

This month, two circuits found no ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction for climate-change lawsuits against energy companies.

9th Circuit

Circumscribing the Attorney-Work-Product Doctrine in Chapter 11

June 2022

Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization

Creditors’ Attorneys’ Fees Based on Post-Petition Contracts Are “Actual and Necessary” Costs

June 2022

Bankruptcy Code
503
Topic Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

Fourth Circuit Rules Emphatically that Taggart Applies to All Contempt in Bankruptcy

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

4th Circuit
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Article Tags
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Business Reorganization
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Thursday, April 21, 2022
Article Tags
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Business Reorganization
Finance and Banking
First-day Motions
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Fifth Circuit Majority Bars Reforming Mortgages in Bankruptcy

In a nonprecedential opinion, the Fifth Circuit suggests that a mortgage that could be reformed in state court cannot be reformed in bankruptcy.

5th Circuit
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Article Tags
Administrative Expense Claims
Court Administration
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Preferences
Business Reorganization
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Business Reorganization
Mass Torts
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