Award of Attorneys’ Fees to the Government Is a Dischargeable Debt
Section 523(a)(7) interpreted narrowly in a fee-shifting dispute.
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David M. Lawson
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Rooker-Feldman Is No Bar to Overruling a State Court on the Automatic Stay
Despite concurrent jurisdiction, courts are split on Rooker-Feldman and the stay.
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Bankruptcy Judge James R. Sacca
Class Claims Not Categorically Barred in Bankruptcy, Delaware Judge Rules
Failure to notice all class members was pivotal in permitting a class proof of claim.
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Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein
Firms Offer Cash to Help New Lawyers Pay Student Debt
Young lawyers, struggling with tens of thousands of dollars in student debt, are finding relief from a new source: their employers, the New York Times reported today. Some law firms are starting to contribute cash to help their newly hired lawyers meet monthly payments on education loans that can be as large as a mortgage payment on a house. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a large firm founded in San Francisco that specializes in technology, energy and infrastructure law, plans to announce on Friday that it will contribute a monthly amount to its new associates to offset accumulated education debt. Other firms are also beginning to embrace the idea, seeing substantial debt as a big worry for their entry-level lawyers.
Improperly Taking $297.72 Results in $250,000 in Punitive Damages for Stay Violation
Creditor’s unrepentant attitude escalates punitive damages from $33,700 to $250,000.
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Kay Woods
Ninth Circuit to Rehear Case Denigrating the Status of Bankruptcy Appellate Panels
Ninth Circuit will decide en banc whether BAPs were “established” by Congress.
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J. Clifford Wallace, Jay S. Bybee
Second Circuit Drubs New GM on Successor Liability for Ignition Switch Defects
Due process failure exposes New GM to liabilities for Old GM’s conduct.
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Denny Chin
Standards Governing Judicial Estoppel Appeals Are Debated in the D.C. Circuit
Majority in D.C. Circuit are flexible on judicial estoppel summary judgment motions.
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A. Raymond Randolph, Thomas B. Griffith