Practice and Procedure

Best Practices: Bringing and Defending Fraudulent Conveyance Claims

Bankruptcy Rules Deadlines Apply to Trials in District Court, Circuit Holds

Federal Rules are ousted for bankruptcy matters in district court, Eleventh Circuit says.

Technology & Intellectual Property/Young and New Members

Ethics and Civility in Bankruptcy Practice

Power to Issue Money Judgment for Nondischargeable Debt Survives after Stern

Posner chides bankruptcy judge for reluctance to enter money judgment.

Power of Substantive Consolidation Survives Law v. Siegel

Supreme Court authority is read narrowly to preserve traditional equity powers.

Using Correspondent U.S. Bank Can Result in Personal Jurisdiction in U.S. Courts

Fleeting passage of money through the U.S. can bestow jurisdiction on U.S. courts.

Extension Granted for Filing Claims When Case Temporarily Dismissed

First Circuit becomes first appeals court to allow more time for a claim following dismissal.

BAPs Lack Jurisdiction to Issue Mandamus Writs, Ninth Circuit Majority Holds

BAPs weren’t created by Congress, Ninth Circuit holds over vigorous dissent.

Second Circuit May Be Trimming Back Doctrine of Equitable Mootness

Another circuit joins the trend toward limiting the doctrine of equitable mootness.