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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Voyage of the Damned: The GM Tort Claimants' Opening Appellate Brief -- Brother, Can You Spare a Quarter?
What started out a couple months ago as a "Slow Boat to China," today feels more like the "Voyage of the Damned." Yesterday I filed this "Opening Brief" (plus the Sale Opinion at Appendix A and…
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Don't Flub "Stub" Rent: Some Thoughts on Code Section 365(d)(3) from Yitzhak Greenberg
One of blogging's many benefits is in meeting people I would not have otherwise met. Coming off an extended personal--and blogging--vacation, and with the three-week fall cycle in the Jewish Holidays fast approaching (not to…
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GM Media Roundup: A LexisNexis Podcast and Then Some
Most bloggers report on events; few jump in them. While I lost, I'm not done yet. Here's my statement of issues on appeal. Here's Old GM's counter-designation, filed yesterday. My Chrysler and GM posts over the…
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Required Bankruptcy Reading from Klee and Hayes for Justice-To-Be Sonia Sotomayor (and You Too!)
With the Second Circuit's Judge Sotomayor soon to ascend to the Supreme Court, bankruptcy lawyers must be disappointed at the complete absence of any questioning of her on bankruptcy issues. And it's not like there's nothing…
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Out of the Fray ... Onto the "Slow Boat to China": Putting the Brakes on the GM Bankruptcy Appeal
Three weeks ago, as I discussed here, I jumped into the GM fray and filed this objection on behalf 5 product liability claimants who, absent the "free and clear" sale protections sought by GM under Section…
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Objecting to the GM 363 Sale's Treatment of Product Liability Claims: Stepping Into The Fray
[7/6/09 Update: The Bankruptcy Court entered this opinion and order approving the sale late last night. I filed this notice of appeal.] [7/8/09 Update: Here's my post on boarding the "slow boat to China" after…
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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. …