Ethics

Sixth Circuit Staunches the Spread of Equitable Mootness to Chapter 7

Two judges on the Sixth Circuit cast doubt on the validity of the doctrine of equitable mootness, even in chapter 11 reorganizations.

Benchnotes August 2023

Aug 2023

Courts Find Obstacles to Limited Representation in Consumer Cases

Aug 2023

Doubling Down on Dumb: Lessons from Mata v. Avianca Inc.

Aug 2023

Trustee Admonished for Filing Suit Reflecting a ‘Disturbing Lack of Judgment’

Providing an adult child with room and board in the family home is not a fraudulent transfer.

Debtor’s Counsel Later Can Become Adverse to the Plan’s Liquidating Trust

Bankruptcy Judge Shannon says that the liquidating trust was not debtor’s counsel’s former client.

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Bifurcated Fee Arrangements Now Seem Impossible in South Carolina

Affirming the bankruptcy court, the district court found that bifurcated fees are excessive and that inadequate disclosures violated Sections 526 and 528.