Practice and Procedure

District Judge in Dallas Splits with Eleventh Circuit on Judicial Estoppel

Conversion to chapter 7 bars judicial estoppel on claim arising after filing.

WARN Act Claims Entitled to Class Status

Arkansas district judge sides with workers on WARN claims from mass firings.

Subjective Test Without Hindsight Employed to Determine Adequate Capitalization

Later bankruptcy is no proof of prior inadequate capitalization.

Views from the Bench

Eighth Circuit Ignores Supreme Court’s Loose Language in Harris

Clever debtor’s lawyer trots out Bankruptcy Act concepts but loses.

Valuation Date Chosen to Avoid ‘Gamesmanship’

Early valuation aids a debtor in stripping off during an up market.

Trustee Has No Private Right of Action for Debtor’s Failure to Cooperate

Discharge denial is enough sanction for a debtor who doesn’t cooperate with the trustee.

Austin Judge Writes Treatise on Valuation of Personal Property

Lender needs more than Blue Book value to win a valuation trial.

Supreme Court Inadvertently Makes Life Difficult for Secured Creditors

Bullard gives bankruptcy judge more ammunition to stymie secured creditors.