Justice Department Says Sorrento Therapeutics Lawyers Falsified Texas Bankruptcy Filing
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Rule 9006(b) Permits Bankruptcy Courts to Extend Statutes of Limitations
Extending statutes of limitations does not affect ‘substantive’ rights, thus the Rules Enabling Act does not preclude a rule from allowing an extension, Judge Julie Manning says.
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Supreme Court Won’t Decide Whether ‘13’ Trustees Are Paid When Plans Aren’t Confirmed
Any day now, the Second Circuit could create a split of circuits importuning the Supreme Court to decide whether chapter 13 trustees are paid fees even if no plan is confirmed.
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Benchnotes April 2024
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Shareholder Standing Scrutinized in a Case that Presages Truck Insurance
Can Section 327(c) be unconstitutional as applied if it deprives shareholders of standing when the estate might be solvent?
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A Stipulated Dismissal Won’t Serve as the Basis for Res Judicata, a/k/a Claim Preclusion
A stipulated dismissal, even with prejudice, doesn’t mean that the claims were ‘actually litigated’ for the purpose of claim preclusion, the Sixth Circuit says.
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May a Trustee Attach a Preference Defendant’s Property Before Judgment?
If the requisites for a preliminary injunction are met, a trustee might be able to freeze some of a preference defendant’s assets when a prejudgment attachment is not available.