February 15, 2019
An appellate court will decide whether four years of jailing means that civil incarceration has become futile.
An appellate court will decide whether four years of jailing means that civil incarceration has become futile.
February 13, 2019
A non-objecting creditor is bound by a third-party release even if the release may have been improper.
A non-objecting creditor is bound by a third-party release even if the release may have been improper.
February 12, 2019
The circuits agree, but the lower courts disagree, on the allowance of post-petition attorneys’ fees based on contract.
The circuits agree, but the lower courts disagree, on the allowance of post-petition attorneys’ fees based on contract.
February 7, 2019
An appeal from an integrated sale and settlement can be dismissed under Section 363(m), the Fifth Circuit says.
An appeal from an integrated sale and settlement can be dismissed under Section 363(m), the Fifth Circuit says.
February 6, 2019
Qualified immunity kicks in when a trustee’s actions don’t qualify for absolute immunity.
Qualified immunity kicks in when a trustee’s actions don’t qualify for absolute immunity.