Rochelle's Daily Wire

Bankruptcy Judge David Jones finds the Jay Alix Protocol to be ‘completely unnecessary.’

If a chapter 13 plan isn’t confirmed, the debtor’s counsel is paid.

Calling the Madoff trustee a liar and basing a discovery motion on facts known to be false resulted in sanctions under Rule 37(a)(5)(B).

Bankruptcy judge finds no statutory power for a chapter 13 trustee to prosecute a lawsuit that the debtor was judicially estopped for pursuing.

Lawyers leaving a bankrupt firm are not required to pay over profits on hourly matters they take to their new firms.

Almost $35,000 in actual and punitive damages was imposed on a judgment creditor and its collection law firm for failing to vacate a garnishment following notice of bankruptcy and discharge.

Careful drafting and copious documentation are required for a bifurcated fee arrangement to pass muster in chapter 7.

Sixth Circuit upholds dismissal of claims for reverse veil piercing and reverse alter ego.

A creditor lost a dischargeability suit by failing to call the right witnesses to prove that a lawyer’s trust account was used to hide assets.

A nonprecedential opinion applies Fifth Circuit authority to achieve a result that’s equitable for the debtor and creditors, and maybe also for a personal injury defendant.