Practice and Procedure

Orders Reversing Confirmation Are Not Final and Not Appealable

Ninth Circuit ducks a chance to rule on ‘forced vesting.’

Judicial Town Hall

Spokeo Heading for an Encore in the Supreme Court

Another Spokeo opinion from the Supreme Court may trim back federal consumer protection laws.

Existence of a Committee Precludes Tolling the Statute for Adverse Domination

The statute is tolled only if the creditors’ committee is denied standing to sue.

District Judge Limits Second Circuit Rule on Standing for Successorship Claims

GM’s ignition switch fiasco continues making bankruptcy law on deprivation of the constitutional right to notice.

‘Gift Plan’ Succeeds in Delaware Despite Jevic’s Ban on ‘Structured Dismissals’

Case shows why gift plans and structured dismissals demand a different analysis.

Russian Bankruptcy Given Chapter 15 Recognition Despite Allegations of Corruption

‘Disinterestedness’ doesn’t apply to a foreign representative in chapter 15.

Ninth Circuit Upholds Tough Civil Sanctions for Contempt of Turnover Order

Two years in jail and $1,000 in daily fines are ok as civil contempt sanctions.