Ethics

Supreme Court Update: Two Bankruptcy Cases in the Running for ‘Cert’

Circuit splits over trademarks and the automatic stay are contenders for resolution in the Supreme Court.

Ethics (2018 Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute)

Status Report on the Supreme Court

Already primed to rule on nonjudicial foreclosure, the Supreme Court might take cases involving contempt, the automatic stay and trademarks.

Sanctions Upheld Against ‘Nationwide’ Law Firm for Violating Section 526

Law firm suspended 90 days for multiple violations of rules of professional conduct.

Chicago Judge Refuses to Confirm a ‘Step’ Chapter 13 Plan

Judge Barnes won’t allow a chapter 13 debtor’s counsel to be paid at the expense of secured creditors.

Ethics (2018 Views from the Bench)

Using Appearance Counsel in Court: Risky Business?

Nov 2018

Raising a Circuit Split, Ninth Circuit’s Taggart Opinion Heads for a ‘Cert’ Petition

BAP opinion shows that contempt is virtually impossible to prove in the Ninth Circuit following Taggart.

Circuits Split on Sovereign Immunity and Emotional Distress Damages for a Stay Violation

Ninth Circuit splits with the First on the interpretation of Section 106(a).

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