Ethics

Taggart Means No Strict Liability for Violating a Corporate Debtor’s Automatic Stay

Persuasive authority is required before a creditor can be held in contempt for violating the automatic stay protecting a corporate debtor.
Court: 
6th Circuit›Ohio›Ohio Southern District

Disastrous Litigation Strategy Didn’t Justify Stay Modification, Eleventh Circuit Says

Stay modification is required even if the creditor wants to intervene in state court to help the bankrupt estate.
Court: 
11th Circuit

Res Judicata Limits an Objection to a Claim Allowed in a Prior Bankruptcy

Reducing a claim between the first and second bankruptcy didn’t prevent the Fifth Circuit from employing res judicata.
Court: 
5th Circuit

Counsel Can’t Disclaim Responsibilities Imposed by the Code and Rules, Judge Says

Judge Clarkson laid down guidelines for a lawyer who copies pleadings written by another lawyer in a different case.
Court: 
9th Circuit›California›California Central District

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