Practice and Procedure

Two Bankruptcy Cases on the Supreme Court’s Calendar: Plus Other Circuit Splits Waiting in the Wings

Nov 2017

Eleventh Circuit Approves Anti-Suit Injunction Protecting Non-Settling Defendant

Millennium-like third-party releases were approved without reaching constitutional issues.

Litigators Behaving Badly: Ethics and Trial Tactics

Practical Ethical Pitfalls in Chapter 11 Representations

Appeals 101: Practical Tips and Considerations in Bankruptcy Appeals

Using a U.S. Bank Precludes a Foreigner from Winning Dismissal Based on Comity

Stay violation and turnover suits held proper extraterritorial application of U.S. law.

Ninth Circuit Creates Split on Appellate Standard for ‘Consumer Debt’ Determination

Dissenter contends that the majority misread the circuit’s own precedent.

Fraudulent Transfer Defendant Can’t Waive a Trustee’s Right to a Jury Trial

Filing a proof of claim would have precluded a jury trial in a fraudulent transfer suit.

Did You Really Just Say That? Listening and the Art of Advocacy

Dec 2017