McKinsey’s Bankruptcy Disclosure Deal Approved, Ending Trial
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Automatic Stay Applies Automatically to the Archbishop of a Bankrupt Archdiocese
Although a lawsuit against the archbishop violated the automatic stay, Judge Thuma of Albuquerque declined to impose sanctions because precedent was ‘spotty or nonexistent.’
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Circuit Whacks a Bankruptcy Lawyer with Sanctions for a Brief ‘Littered’ with ‘Rants’
Eleventh Circuit hits an attorney for a brief citing Bugs Bunny rather than caselaw authority.
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Virginia City Official Fraudulently Misled Court in Bankruptcy, Judge Rules
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‘Doing Everything Possible’ Can Result in Cutting a Fee Request, Judge Thad Collins Says
An oversecured lender may not be entitled to a fee allowance from the estate that a private client might be willing to pay.
McKinsey Forgoes $8 Million in Bankruptcy Fees Under Government Settlement
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New York’s High Court Splits on Federal Preemption of Tortious Interference Claims
New York Court of Appeals decision opens the door to state court suits against third parties who cause debtors to breach contracts with lenders.
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Bankruptcy Judge Orders Ohio Lobbyists to Testify About Any Ties to Householder Bribery Case
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The Debtor in Taggart v. Lorenzen Loses Again after Remand by the Supreme Court
The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.
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