Practice and Procedure

Disavowing a Complaint Avoids Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction

Unartful complaint didn’t prove fatal on a change-of-venue motion.

Courts Split on Chapter 13 Debtors’ Rights under Section 108(b)

Chattanooga judge takes pity on a debtor about to lose her home in a tax sale.

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.