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Pro bull riding league files objection of Dr. Phil’s media bankruptcy saying it is owed $181 million | The Independent - The Professional Bull Riders—the largest bull-riding league in the world, which had pulled out of a...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Un tribunal albertain applique l’arrêt Petrowest pour suspendre un arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre

Le 26 mai 2025, la Cour du Banc du Roi de l’Alberta (la « CBRA ») a suspendu un projet d’arbitrage en faveur d’une procédure de mise sous séquestre en cours dans l’affaire Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). C’était la première...more

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Client Alert: Bankruptcy Meets State Court: Lessons from a $4M Escrow Dispute - June 30, 2025

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When bankruptcy courts and state courts vie for authority in complex financial disputes, the outcome can reshape recoveries for creditors, investors, and businesses. This tension was front and center in Silverman v....more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Understanding the Celsius Settlement Matrix: A Guide for Defendants

The Celsius Network bankruptcy case has been a significant event in the cryptocurrency world, leading to numerous legal battles and adversary proceedings. One of the critical aspects of this case is the recently proposed...more

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New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Ruling Highlights the Utility of Chapter 15 in Enforcing Foreign Bankruptcy Court Orders in the United...

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"Comity" is a principle of jurisprudence whereby, under appropriate circumstances, one country recognizes within its borders the legislative, executive, or judicial acts of another nation. Many recent court rulings have...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

What Is the Contemporaneous Exchange Defense to a Preference Action?

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Preferences are a common issue in bankruptcy proceedings. The Bankruptcy Code provides several affirmative defenses to assist creditors in mitigating or eliminating their preference exposure. One such affirmative defense is...more

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Can Litigants Request a Jury Trial in Federal Bankruptcy Court?

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Litigants often seek to remove cases to federal bankruptcy court when one of the parties is in or enters bankruptcy. Where the claims at issue are not directly bankruptcy-related, the ultimate destination of the case (i.e.,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Revisiting Bankruptcy Filing Papers

With the expectation that bankruptcy filings will increase over the next few months, this might be a good time to revisit the documents filed with a bankruptcy filing and the information they provide. The focus today is on...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Compelling a Muni Indenture Trustee to Arbitrate Before FINRA

A recent decision out of the federal district court in Nevada, BOKF, NA v. Estes D. Nev. March 2, 2018), addressed the interesting question of whether an indenture trustee for municipal bonds could be compelled to arbitrate...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Bankruptcy Law Update: Preferences and Selected Bankruptcy Issues

Preference Claims: Elements: A preference is a transfer of property of a bankruptcy debtor that (1) was to or for the benefit of a creditor; (2) was on account of an antecedent debt; (3) was made while the debtor was...more

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