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Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

Sovereign Immunity Is Difficult (Impossible?) to Waive in the Ninth Circuit

Reversing the BAP, the Ninth Circuit held that counsel’s oral waiver of sovereign immunity did not bind the state.

9th Circuit

Preserving Defensive Setoff Rights Doesn’t Require Filing a Claim, Judge Glenn Says

Defensive setoff rights are not discharged by chapter 11 confirmation, even when no proof of claim was filed.

2nd Circuit
New York
New York Southern District
06
July
2025
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06
July
2025
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Tyler Applied Retroactively to Set Aside a Judgment of Tax Foreclosure

Tyler was applied retroactively because the debtor’s efforts to set aside a tax foreclosure judgment were ‘in the pipeline’ when bankruptcy began.

3rd Circuit
New Jersey

BAP Pushes Back Against Kelly on the Dischargeability of Disciplinary Costs

The Ninth Circuit BAP rebelled against the Supreme Court’s departure from the statute in Kelly v. Robinson on dischargeability under Section 523(a)(7).

9th Circuit
06
July
2025
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Bankruptcy Litigation
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Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Business Reorganization
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
Mass Torts
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06
July
2025
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Mass Torts
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06
July
2025
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Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
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Mass Torts
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06
July
2025
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SEC Issues
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