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Massachusetts SJC Clarifies Law on Appellate Interest After Judgment Satisfied in Full Pending Appeal

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On March 11, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the “SJC”) issued a decision concluding that once a losing party satisfies a judgment in full, postjudgment interest stops running even if the losing party then...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Barton Doctrine: Suit Against Receiver Did Not Require Court Permission

The Barton doctrine provides that a court-appointed receiver cannot be sued absent “leave of court by which he was appointed.” Barton v. Barbour, 104 U.S. 126, 127 (1881). “An action against a receiver without court...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fifth Circuit Rejects Equitable Mootness Application in the Strongest Possible Terms, Excises Indemnity

In a landmark decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rejected the application of equitable mootness in the strongest possible terms, stating that if the doctrine rendered the bankruptcy court’s...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Eighth Circuit Issues Decision on Involuntary Bankruptcy Case and Damages Arising from a Bad Faith Filing

An appeals court has issued an insightful decision on the availability of damages when an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed in bad faith. See Stursberg v. Morrison Sund PLLC, No. 23-1186, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 20286...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week At The Ninth: Inaudible Texts and Bankruptcy Fees

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses whether text messages can violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s prohibition on “prerecorded voice” messages, and it considers whether debtors who paid statutory fees under an...more

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