Bankruptcy Trustee’s Rights in Spendthrift Trusts Clarified Under California Law
California Supreme Court ignores a ‘drafting error’ in the state’s Probate Code.
Commissions Earned After Bankruptcy Are Estate Property
State law doesn’t ultimately control what is or isn’t estate property.
Rehearing Petition Attacks Fifth Circuit Opinions Stripping Exemptions of their Finality
Petition characterizes Fifth Circuit as standing alone by rejecting the ‘snapshot rule' for exemptions.
‘Cert’ Petition Seeks to Resolve Circuit Split on What’s a ‘Transfer’
High court should grant review to ensure fraudsters don’t escape consequences.
An Allowance of Compensation Is Not a Money Judgment, Judge Teel Holds
Decision shows why fee awards are difficult to collect after dismissal.
Ninth Circuit Upholds Tough Civil Sanctions for Contempt of Turnover Order
Two years in jail and $1,000 in daily fines are ok as civil contempt sanctions.
Florida Judge Narrowly Interprets Eleventh Circuit’s Failla Decision on Surrender
Decisions to surrender aren’t made in ‘perpetuity,’ Judge Isicoff holds.