The Bankruptcy Litigation Blog
Discussion of bankruptcy law, legal issues and policy.
Author: Steve Jakubowski practices at the Coleman Law Firm in Chicago.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • Law Practice Management • Solo / Small Firm • Legal Information
Recent Posts from The Bankruptcy Litigation Blog
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Objecting to the GM 363 Sale's Treatment of Product Liability Claims: Stepping Into The Fray
In today's depressed environment, Howard Beale's famous rant in Network--the 1976 movie that took several academy awards against stiff competition (Rocky, All the President's Men, and Taxi Driver)--sure reads like something that could have been written…
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Supreme Court Holds in Travelers v. Bailey That a Bankruptcy Court's Final Order Is Enforceable Even If the Court Lacked Jurisdiction to Enter the Order in the First Place
GM objection due tomorrow, so no time to pontificate on today's "narrow" holding of the United States Supreme Court in Travelers Indem. Co. v. Bailey, No. 08-295 (pdf / WL). Suffice it to say that…
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What's Bothering Ruthie? Chrysler Bankruptcy Sale Opinion Analysis - Part II
[6/9/09 PM Update: The United States Supreme Court just cleared the Chrysler sale! "The applications for stay ... are denied," the Court wrote in this 2 page per curiam opinion. The Court still may hear the…
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Chrysler's Bankruptcy Sale Opinion - Part I: Proving "What Goes Around, Comes Around"
[6/9/09 Update: See Part II of my analysis of Judge Gonzalez's sale opinion here.] Well it's official, and really no surprise: Judge Gonzalez in this opinion (WL) approved the sale of Chrysler's assets in the Fiat…
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CBS Evening News Interview Tonight: My Quick Take on GM and Chrysler Bankruptcy Developments
Tonight my first TV interview will air on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. I talked for about 10 minutes with Anthony Mason, CBS's veteran correspondent, which should translate after editing into about 15 seconds of fame. …
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Zywicki on the Chrysler Bankruptcy: Whither the Rule of Law?
[6/09/09 Update: See also my analysis of the Chrysler Sale Opinion (Part I) and (Part II).] Todd Zywicki, the University Foundation Professor of Law at George Mason University's School of Law, has been a friend…
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Chrysler Bankruptcy Analysis - Part III: Will The "Absolute Priority Rule" Kill The Sale?
[Part I: Assessing the Financial Carnage; Part II - Testing the Limits of Section 363 Sales] [6/09/09 Update: See also my analysis of the Chrysler Sale Opinion (Part I) and (Part II).] Well, the initial…
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Chrysler Files Bankruptcy - Part II: Testing The Limits Of Section 363 Sales
[Part I: Assessing the Financial Carnage; Part III: Will the Absolute Priority Rule Kill the Sale?] [6/09/09 Update: See also my analysis of the Chrysler Sale Opinion (Part I) and (Part II).] "Be careful what you…
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Chrysler Files Bankruptcy - Part I: Assessing The Financial Carnage
[Part II - Testing the Limits of Section 363 Sales; Part III: Will the Absolute Priority Rule Kill the Sale?] [6/09/09 Update: See also my analysis of the Chrysler Sale Opinion (Part I) and (Part II).]…
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More Thoughts on a GM Bankruptcy: Another NPR Planet Money Interview
NPR's Planet Money, which interviewed me in this podcast last November about how the US government might get involved in a GM bankruptcy, called again asking for my thoughts on recent developments in GM's restructuring saga, particularly…