Preparing for a “Looming” Recession: Practical Tips for Lenders
White and Williams attorneys discuss steps the commercial lending industry can take to prepare for recession.
Bankruptcy
SCOTUS Adopts “No Fair Ground of Doubt” Standard for Violations of Bankruptcy Discharge Order
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently in Taggart v. Lorenzen that a creditor in a bankruptcy case may be held in civil contempt, and subject to sanction, where there is “no fair ground of doubt” about whether the discharge order barred the creditor’s conduct. Creditors engaging with consumers post-discharge often face litigation for
Liquidated Damages Under Attack: In re Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.
Reed Smith attorneys discuss a recent SDNY bankruptcy court decision holding liquidated damages unenforceable under certain circumstances.
Threat of ‘Your Money or Your Body’ Renders Payment Involuntary
Drinker Biddle & Reath reports on recent Bankruptcy case, In re Schmitt.
Literal Meaning of Release Provisions Enforced Over the Objection of Plan Proponents
Francis Lawall (LAW ’85) and Kenneth Listwak of @Pepper_LAW discuss the importance of language in bankruptcy plan release provisions in light of a recent case. #Temple10-Q #Bankruptcy #Chapter11
Get Your Priorities Straight
Professor Jonathan Lipson discusses the Jevic case’s conversion to liquidation
Rent-A-Wreck Crash Into Bankruptcy Dismissed for Lack of Good Faith Filing
Drinker Biddle attorneys Andrew Kassner and Joseph Argentina (LAW ’09) discuss the dismissal of Rent-A-Wreck’s bankruptcy petition for lack of good faith.
The Secret Life of Priority
Professor Jonathan Lipson discusses the impact of the Supreme Court’s Jevic decision on the priority of claims in bankruptcy.
Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Reed Smith attorneys discuss the impact of recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
10-Q Random Summer/New Job Advice [PART 2]
In Part 2 of its Summer job advise, Temple 10-Q reminds aspiring lawyers that they are also adults—so act like it