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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"Location, Location, Location": US Supreme Court Holds The Stamp Tax Exemption Only Applies To Post-Confirmation Asset Transfers
The mantra of the real estate world is that the three most important factors in determining the value of a piece of property are "location, location, location." Justice Clarence Thomas (whose sense of humor…
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Be Careful What You Wish For: Delaware Chancery Court Provides a Cautionary Tale Against Perfunctory Requests "For Other And Further Relief As The Court Deems Just And Equitable"
Thanks to Francis Pileggi, Delaware's premier blogger, for kindly alerting me to Nelson v. Emerson, 2008 WL 1961150 (Del. Ch., 5/6/08), in which Vice Chancellor Strine issued a well-crafted discourse on the interplay between…
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Subprime Litigation Update: Plaintiff's Victory a Near Certainty in Bankers Life v. Credit Suisse
It's been a while since I've talked about the subprime mess. For the record, I believe I was the first person to ever link the words "subprime" and "tsunami" in a single article when…
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BAPCPA Guru Cathy Vance Untangles the Purpose and Application (So Far) of New Bankruptcy Rule 6003
In advance of her coming to Chicago on May 1 to speak at this upcoming all day symposium sponsored by the CLLA and DePaul's Business & Commercial Law Journal, America's BAPCPA guru, Cathy Vance,…
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Delaware's Premier Blogger Wins Important Motion Before Delaware's Judge Walsh Imposing the Caremark Fiduciary Duty on Corporate General Counsel
Davey and Zack are now 6 1/2 months, and finally consistently sleeping through the night! The temperature in Chicago has also finally hit 60 degrees in Chicago, for only the seventh time this year.…
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About Us
The Coleman Law Firm was founded in 1984 and has since been a national leader in the area of complex commercial litigation. Although small in number (currently nine attorneys), the firm has an outstanding…
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US Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Code Section 1146's Transfer Tax Exemption May Ever Apply to Pre-Confirmation 363 Sales
6/16/08 Update: Here's a link to my post on the Court's decision reversing the 11th Circuit's decision. * * *Bankruptcy lawyers and bloggers eyeing the Supreme Court's docket this term had…
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May Day, May Day! Readying for DePaul's Spring Symposium on Lawyers, Law Firms & the Legal Profession
As winter's glove descends on Chicago with the onset of standard time, many of us in Chicago begin to count the weeks until "May Day," that festive day the world over when hope springs…
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Twin Picks of the Month - Part II: Zack's Required Bankruptcy Reading for July 2007
One thing is certain, no two fraternal twins are alike. And Zachary Spencer, yanked out feet first at an equally healthy 6 lbs. 6 oz. five minutes after his brother Dave (and none too…
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Twin Picks of the Month: Dave's Required Bankruptcy Reading for June 2007
Ahh, the joy of twin boys! A great blessing no matter how you slice it. The first, David Charles, was born at 3:55 p.m. on October 1, and weighed a healthy 6 lbs. 14…