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A former solicitor general and a former Supreme Court clerk vigorously sparred before the justices in March over whether indigent persons have a constitutional right to counsel if they face jail for failing to pay child support.

Recent cases highlight how dangerous experts can be when they report that their finding of business value is based on a "calculation."

According to a 2010 survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, more than 80% of its members have used or faced evidence plucked from social networking sites. The evidence is used not only to question parental fitness, but to prove marital misconduct.

In a ground-breaking decision by President Obama and the DOJ, General Eric Holder recently announced that the unequal treatment of same-sex couples under DOMA violates the Equal Protection clause of the United States Constitution. A look at relevant litigation.

Almost every health care bankruptcy case involves Medicare or Medicaid payments in some form or fashion. Insolvency professionals should be aware of the many complications of Medicare and Medicaid payments and potential negative consequences in bankruptcy cases.

The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a ruling that the purchaser of a claim based upon an executory contract that was ultimately rejected by a Chapter 11 DIP is not entitled to cure amounts as part of its allowed claim.

Secured lenders often consider an out-of-court foreclosure as a faster and more efficient alternative to a credit bid sale under Chapter 11. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has nowthrown a monkey wrench into the foreclosure alternative.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld an $18.5 million verdict against grocery chains Safeway and Genuardi's because the chains did not file post-trial motions before appealing to the Superior Court.