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Friday, November 30, 2018

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Circuit Upholds $257,000 in Sanctions for Failure to Disclose a Claim Assignment

A lawyer was personally assessed $257,000 in sanctions for failure to disclose that his client had sold its $14 million claim.

Court :

6th Circuit

Second Circuit Seems Primed to Give Extraterritorial Effect to Avoiding Powers

A reversal in the Second Circuit would mean that trustees can recover from subsequent recipients of fraudulent transfers, even if the subsequent transfers were made abroad.

Court :

2nd Circuit

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Dec 2018

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Practice and Procedure

Consumer Bankruptcy

Consumer Debt

International Insolvency

Section 1326 Preempts State Law on Levies to Collect Child Support, Fourth Circuit Says

Achieving a ‘good result’ is no reason to disregard a command in the Bankruptcy Court.

Court :

4th Circuit

#BeMeForThree

Jan 2019

Topic Tags

Ethics

Practice and Procedure

Order Approving an Option Held Non-Final and Non-Appealable

Lease-approval order held moot under Section 363(m) for lack of a stay pending appeal.

Court :

11th Circuit

Florida

Florida Southern District

Email Bounces and Service by NEF Under Civil Rule 5(b)(2)(E)

Bankruptcy Code

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Practice and Procedure

Which Venue Transfer Statute Applies to Non-Core Suits in District Court?

Judge in Dallas lays out the procedure for transferring venue from a district court to a bankruptcy court in another district.

Court :

5th Circuit

Texas

Texas Northern District

New York Judge Dismisses an Involuntary Petition Against a CDO

Judge Vyskocil denounces an involuntary petition as an attempt by senior, fully secured noteholders to profit at the expense of subordinate noteholders.

Court :

2nd Circuit

New York

New York Southern District

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