Listen to this article Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed a debtor’s Chapter 7 case, that decision should be upheld because the judge did not clearly err […]
Bankruptcy – Extension – Automatic stay
Listen to this article Where a debtor filed a motion to extend the automatic stay, an order denying that motion should be upheld because the debtor — whose […]
Bankruptcy – Dismissal for cause – Loss or diminution
Listen to this article Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed a Chapter 12 case on the basis of “continuing loss to or diminution of the estate” and […]
Complaint Accuses Depo-Provera Judge of ‘Explicit Preference for Females,’ 10-Hour Closings Cap Key Talc Bankruptcy Hearing
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: A conservative group filed a misconduct complaint against U.S. District […]
Bankruptcy Equitable mootness Appeal Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Listen to this article Where a debtor whose amended Chapter 13 plan was confirmed has filed an appeal seeking review of an earlier order denying confirmation of her […]
Pivotal Trial Begins in J&J’s Talc Bankruptcy, Kennedy’s Ties to Trial Lawyers Trouble Tort Reformers
Welcome to Law.com Class Actions: Critical Mass, a weekly briefing for class action and mass tort attorneys. This week: Opening statements began on Tuesday in a two-week trial in Houston […]
Bankruptcy filings surge 14.2 percent as upward trend continues
Continuing an ongoing rebound after more than a decade of sharply dropping totals, bankruptcy filings in the United States rose 14.2 percent in the twelve-month period ending Dec. […]
Real property – Option to purchase – Bankruptcy
U.S. District Court Where a plaintiff has requested specific performance of its option to purchase land in Franklin, that request should be allowed, as the plaintiff acquired a […]
Bankruptcy – Dismissal – Stay pending appeal
U.S. District Court Where a debtor has filed a notice of appeal regarding the dismissal of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the debtor’s emergency motion to stay the […]
Bankruptcy – Stay – Relief
Where appellants requested for relief from the automatic stay in order to continue a tort action against the debtor in the Puerto Rico courts, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]