Now that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to expeditiously hear the U.S. Trustee’s appeal of the plan confirmation and settlement in Purdue Pharma, lawyers following the LTL Management LLC bankruptcy case, version...more
8/16/2023
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Here’s an interesting read: LaTasha Tennial v. REI Nation, LLC, No. 20-5358, — F.3d —-, 2020 WL 6304352 (6th Cir. Oct. 28, 2020).
After a lengthy analysis of prior cases, all of which held that Bankruptcy Rule...more
In an unpublished opinion, Bander v. Isaacson, 2020 WL 1744539 (9th Cir. Apr. 8, 2020), the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed whether the Bankruptcy and District Courts had properly required potential litigants...more
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion of interest to every debtor and creditor in a bankruptcy case as the decision involves the automatic stay. The appeal involved a bankruptcy court’s order that enforced...more
1/14/2020
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Ritzen Group Inc v Jackson Masonry LLC ,
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The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (Ambro, J.) issued an opinion that may have consequences far beyond the circumstances involved in the case. The underlying dispute was a breach of contract claim which the parties...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued its opinion in Rotkiske v. Klemm, a unanimous, en banc decision yesterday that creates a clear split with the Fourth and Ninth Circuits. The Third Circuit ruled...more
In an opinion that is informative although not precedential, In re AE Liquidation, Inc., No. 17-1794 (May 4, 2018), the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit considered both the ordinary course and the new value defenses to...more
In case you are curious about the extent of animal rights under the law, take a look at this new decision in the Ninth Circuit, Naruto v. Slater, 2018 WL 1902414 (9th Cir. Apr. 23, 2018). Naruto, an Indonesian macaque, picked...more
Mortgage insurance can be an expensive proposition for homeowners at the same time that it provides assurance to lenders. Whether the term of paying insurance premiums can be extended as the result of a mortgage modification...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion on October 30, 2015, that should be of interest to everyone who files pleadings electronically. In Luther Franklin v. John McHugh, Docket No....more
Frank Arenas is licensed in Colorado to grow and dispense medical marijuana. He and his wife own a building, half of which is used for the cultivation and the other half of which is leased to a marijuana dispensary. These...more
8/27/2015
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Eric Holder ,
Financial Institutions ,
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Lenders ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
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