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Fees to Recover Sanctions Are Permitted under 28 U.S.C. § 1927

Lawyers can be nailed for misconduct under Section 1927, but not their clients.

9th Circuit

Supreme Court to Consider Hearing Two Bankruptcy Cases on April 21

High court may decide whether the ‘safe harbor’ completely preempts state fraudulent transfer laws with regard to LBOs of bankrupt companies.

Supreme Court

Interlocutory Appeals and District Courts’ Gatekeeping Function

June 2017

Topic Tags
Bankruptcy Litigation
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
Monday, April 17, 2017
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Article Tags
Practice and Procedure
Finance and Banking
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Res Judicata Bars Later Suit Against the Owner for WARN Act Violation

Owners and employers should be sued together on the WARN Act to avoid claim splitting.

Split Grows on Unanticipated Circumstances to Modify a Chapter 13 Plan

Georgia judge follows the majority by more liberally allowing a chapter 13 plan modification.

11th Circuit
Georgia
Georgia Northern District
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Article Tags
Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Plan Confirmation
Practice and Procedure
Business Reorganization
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Surprising Analysis Yields the Expected Result on Choice of Law for Claims

Chosen law governed statute of limitations for allowance of claims in bankruptcy.

9th Circuit

First Circuit Interprets PROMESA’s Automatic Stay Broadly, Reverses District Court

Circuit court bars lawsuit by one Puerto Rico bondholder group against another.

1st Circuit
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