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No New Bankruptcy Cases Have Been Added to Supreme Court Docket — Not Yet, at Least

Several cases are in the running for Supreme Court review this term or next.

Supreme Court Will Not Resolve Circuit Split on Recharacterization

A settlement prompts the high court to ditch a case deciding whether state or federal law governs recharacterization.

Did the Supreme Court Hint that Bankruptcy Venue Is Too Broad?

The Bristol-Myers decision on state class actions may eventually affect bankruptcy venue.

Supreme Court to Decide on Choice of Law Governing Recharacterization

Supreme Court takes a third bankruptcy case for the term to begin in October.

A Debt Purchaser Is Not a ‘Debt Collector’ Regulated by the FDCPA, Supreme Court Holds

Justice Gorsuch’s maiden opinion is a unanimous decision favoring debt purchasers.

Supreme Court Allows Debt Collectors to File Time-Barred Proofs of Claim

High court allows a business model that is based on the inadvertence of trustees and creditors.

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Using a ‘Mere Conduit’ Invokes the 546(e) ‘Safe Harbor’

Justices to rule on a narrow issue regarding the ‘safe harbor’ and leveraged buyouts.

Justice Gorsuch May Be the Deciding Fourth Vote on Certiorari in Tribune

The ‘safe harbor’ protecting sellers in LBOs comes to the Supreme Court again.

Supreme Court to Consider Hearing Two Bankruptcy Cases on April 21

High court may decide whether the ‘safe harbor’ completely preempts state fraudulent transfer laws with regard to LBOs of bankrupt companies.

Consumers Have an Uphill Fight to Avoid a Second Supreme Court Defeat on the FDCPA

Statutory interpretation dominates argument on the term’s second FDCPA case.