Cryptic Disclosure of Fee Sharing Is Inadequate, Judge Houser Holds
Terms of fee sharing must be disclosed in the retention application, not just in an exhibit.
Judgment Void for Violating Discharge Doesn’t Qualify for Rooker-Feldman Protection
Kansas judge differs with a non-precedential Tenth Circuit opinion on Rooker-Feldman.
Dubious Opinion Says Automatic Stay Inapplicable to Setoff Against Exempt Property
District judge refuses to give automatic stay protection to a tax evader.
Third Circuit Harmonizes Law v. Siegel with Marrama
Marrama permits relief that’s not explicitly prohibited by the Code, even if policies shown in the statute suggest otherwise.
Retention of Jurisdiction by Itself Does Not Confer Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Circuit Holds
First Circuit narrowly interprets ‘arising in’ jurisdiction.
New York’s Unique Rules on Mortgage Note Assignments Remain Unresolved
New York alone failed to adopt an amendment to UCC § 3-203.