Eighth Circuit Definitively Holds: Avoidance Actions Are Estate Property and Can Be Sold
Now a circuit judge, a former bankruptcy judge makes quick work of a troublesome issue about property of the estate.
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Law v. Segal Allowed a Fraudster to Retain $30,000
Eighth Circuit was compelled to overrule its own precedent that permitted the bankruptcy court to bar a debtor from amending schedules based on bad faith.
Non-Bankrupt Nonprofit Entities Are Not Subject to Substantive Consolidation
Eighth Circuit insulates parishes and church schools from substantive consolidation.
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Michael J. Melloy
Willful Stay Violation Can Justify Damages for Emotional Distress, Third Circuit Says
For an ‘egregious’ stay violation, medical evidence of emotional distress is not required.
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Michael J. Melloy
PACA Circuit Split Heading for En Banc Rehearing or Certiorari Petition
Two judges urge Ninth Circuit to overrule precedent and line up with other circuits.
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Ronald M. Gould, Michael J. Melloy