na Cases
December 14, 2022
The Bankruptcy Rules for serving a summons and complaint are not jurisdictional, Eighth Circuit says.
October 7, 2022
Because Florida filing offices do not use ‘standard search logic,’ a financing statement must use the debtor’s precise, unabbreviated legal name.
September 26, 2022
Is doubt about whether the debtor has an interest in property sufficient to invoke Taggart and bar the finding of a willful stay violation?
September 23, 2022
The appeals court rules that the Madoff trustee is entitled to summary judgment together with prejudgment interest at 4%.
September 14, 2022
Absent a good excuse for misfiling a complaint, the bankruptcy court properly dismissed a complaint as untimely.
September 9, 2022
Although a stock purchase and a loan payoff were only one month apart, the two transactions lacked a sufficient nexus to invoke the safe harbor, Bankruptcy Judge James Carr said.
September 2, 2022
Third Circuit says: You can object to a Rule 2004 discovery motion or move to quash a subpoena under Federal Rule 45, but not both.
August 26, 2022
The Tenth Circuit dealt with the thorny question of which expenses paid by a Ponzi-schemer are fraudulent transfers.
July 27, 2022
8th Circuit , Minnesota ,
An adverse inference sanction for spoliation of evidence is reviewed for abuse of discretion by the district court after withdrawal of the reference.
July 18, 2022
A motion for sanctions may be filed after judgment, as long as the 21-day safe harbor has elapsed before judgment.