In a recent ruling, the Eleventh Circuit upended a hastily confirmed reorganization plan. Its holding should stop the stampede known as the "confirmation express."
February 01, 2023Michael L. Cook
On Aug. 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced the plan to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student debt for qualifying borrowers. This relief, however, was challenged in the courts and is now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
February 01, 2023Rudolph J. Di Massa and Diane J. KimEver since the Honeycutt ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2017 that co-conspirators convicted of federal narcotics violations could not be held jointly and severally liable, courts have grappled with whether it also applied outside the narcotics context, to forfeiture judgments imposed in white-collar cases.
February 01, 2023Evan T. BarrLooking primarily to states like Connecticut for guidance, the Appellate Court of Maryland concluded that economic challenges stemming from COVID-19 executive orders themselves are not sufficient to establish the affirmative defenses of frustration of purpose and legal impossibility for failure to pay rent.
February 01, 2023Allison DunnWith the year starting out amid uncertainty and no small amount of pessimism, there are certain strategies that promise to play well amid the environment. Read on to find out what will work in 2023.
February 01, 2023Joseph J. OriPatent Infringement and Trade Dress In the Ninth Circuit
February 01, 2023Howard Shire and Stephanie RemyBreach-of-Contract Claim Can Continue Over Refusal to Exercise Option to Retain Anti-Vaccination Actress California Court Rules on Intersection Between Anti-SLAPP Law and Movie Trailer
February 01, 2023Stan SoocherTraditionally, the bankruptcy risk for D&Os has been fairly low. Several recent developments have, however, shifted the landscape somewhat and altered the risk profile.
February 01, 2023Marshall S. Huebner and Amber LearyOn Jan. 30, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a bankruptcy judge's decision, concluding that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management was not in financial distress at the time it filed its Chapter 11 case in 2021.
February 01, 2023Amanda Bronstad
