Practice and Procedure

Seventh Circuit Limits Punitive Damages to Total Compensatory Damages of $582,000

Despite atrocious mortgage servicing, the circuit court cut a jury’s $3 million award of punitive damages to $582,000.

The Supreme Court May Duck a Case Involving Federal Common Law vs. State Law

At oral argument, the justices seemed to recognize that Rodriguez v. FDIC does not raise the question of whether the lower courts relied on federal common law in deciding the ownership of a tax refund.

Law v. Segal Allowed a Fraudster to Retain $30,000

Eighth Circuit was compelled to overrule its own precedent that permitted the bankruptcy court to bar a debtor from amending schedules based on bad faith.

Signs and Symptoms of Substance Use and Mental Health Issues Among Attorneys

Inside ABI December 2019

Dec 2019

Debtors Sign Tax Returns Digitally; Why Not Petitions and Schedules?

Jan 2020

The SDNY’s Exposition of the Code’s Asset-Sale Provisions

Jan 2020

Delaware Court Throws Treatment of “Straddle Taxes” into Doubt

Jan 2020