Practice and Procedure

Another Circuit Says: Old Bankruptcies Aren’t Grounds for Removal to Federal Court

This month, two circuits found no ‘related to’ bankruptcy jurisdiction for climate-change lawsuits against energy companies.

Circumscribing the Attorney-Work-Product Doctrine in Chapter 11

June 2022

Creditor Strategies in Subchapter V

June 2022

Fourth Circuit Rules Emphatically that Taggart Applies to All Contempt in Bankruptcy

Reliance on advice of counsel is not a complete defense to contempt citations.

Fifth Circuit Majority Bars Reforming Mortgages in Bankruptcy

In a nonprecedential opinion, the Fifth Circuit suggests that a mortgage that could be reformed in state court cannot be reformed in bankruptcy.

Debtors, Defendants, Defenses and Dismissals: Dinner and Depositions with the Judges

June 2022

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Constitutionality of 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

At oral argument, the justices seemed more concerned about the remedy to give if the dual fee system was unconstitutional.

Judge Brown Finds a Loophole Where Debtors Get Discharges Despite Nondisclosure

Had Congress considered the facts that were before Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown, it surely would have written the statute differently, this writer believes.

EI&T Committee Member Spotlight

EI&T Committee Member Spotlight

The committee is pleased to introduce its Committee Member Spotlight, a new newsletter feature that highlights members and their favorite things about ABI! Join us this quarter for our first installment featuring Rebecca F. Redwine, a partner at Hendren, Redwine & Malone, PLLC and the committee’s Education Director.

Member Details: Rebecca F. Redwine, Partner, Hendren, Redwine & Malone, PLLC