Beware The Barton Doctrine When Suing Trustees, Receivers And Other Fiduciaries
The Barton Doctrine is a pivotal principle in bankruptcy law, originating from the 1881 Supreme Court case Barton...
Third Circuit Sanctions Firm For Failure To Strictly Comply With Fee Disclosure Requirements
In a decision rendered in In re Aquilino on April 25, 2025, by the U.S. Court of Appeals...
The Appointment of a Privacy Ombudsman in 23andMe’s Bankruptcy: A Crucial Safeguard for Genetic Data
The concerns identified in my earlier blog titled, The Dangers of Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing and the...
Supreme Court Limits Trustee’s Clawback Claims Against IRS
In an 8-1 opinion issued today, the United States Supreme Court determined that sovereign immunity protects the Internal...
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Addresses Sufficiency of Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Claims
In a letter opinion entered on October 30, 2024, Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Craig Goldblatt denied a motion to...
Bankruptcy Court Voids State Court Order Confirming Inapplicability of the Automatic Stay
On September 20, 2024, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico (the “Bankruptcy Court”)...
Post Purdue Pharma: Texas Bankruptcy Court Confirms Chapter 11 Plan With Opt-Out Procedure for Third-Party Releases
On August 16, 2024, Judge Christopher Lopez of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of...
What is the “Texas Two-Step” in Bankruptcy?
The “Texas Two-Step” is a heavily criticized bankruptcy strategy employed by companies in recent years to shield assets...
Florida Bankruptcy Court Finds Bird Scooter Releases Do Not Run Afoul Of Purdue Pharma
On August 2, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida (“Bankruptcy Court”) entered an...
Giuliani Bankruptcy Saga Concludes
In my July 22 post titled, Giuliani Bankruptcy Case Drama Continues, I reported on the memorandum decision entered...
The Gateway Pundit Bankruptcy Dismissed as Bad Faith Filing
On July 25, 2024, Judge Mindy A. Mora of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District...
Giuliani Bankruptcy Case Drama Continues
In a late 2023 post, I wrote about Rudolph Giuliani’s efforts to avoid the collection of a $148...