Ethics

Barton Doctrine Protected a Receiver from an Automatic Stay Violation

The district court properly reversed and dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Barton.

Disqualification Under the Code of Judicial Conduct for U.S. Judges

May 2024

Supreme Court Rules on Mootness, but Not Equitable Mootness

The unanimous decision on March 19 by Justice Gorsuch contains language that could be used on both sides of the argument about the validity of equitable mootness.

Benchnotes May 2024

May 2024

Finding Undue Harm Under § 107 in Global Extraterritorial Privacy Laws

May 2024

Redaction of Creditor Names

June 2024

Ethical Considerations in AI Valuation

Creditor Hit with $826,000 in Sanctions for Filing a Meritless Proof of Claim

Refusing to withdraw a meritless claim with prejudice contributed to the decision by Judge Jernigan to impose high-six-figure sanctions.

Lack of Financial Distress Doesn’t Divest a Court of Subject Matter Jurisdiction

Two North Carolina Courts have held within two months that the Bankruptcy Clause doesn’t demand ‘financial distress’ to establish subject matter jurisdiction.