A lawyer who claims he was the paramour identified as “RS” on a blog of sexual exploits has been warned by a judge to back off on an ethics allegation…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether student loans can be dismissed in bankruptcy absent proof that repayment constitutes an “undue hardship.”
A federal appeals court has upheld a sanction of more than $371,000 against Crowell & Moring partner Peter Ginsberg for “overzealous litigation tactics” and “inflammatory statements” made in the course…
Updated: A federal bankruptcy judge has blasted a proposed bankruptcy plan to resolve asbestos claims as the product of collusion and refused to approve it.
Updated: Some rival lawyers wonder why White & Case partner Thomas Lauria sought to stall Chrysler’s sale to Fiat, a deal inked this morning after the bankruptcy veteran’s unsuccessful bid…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled without dissent shortly after 7 p.m. ET today that the group of Indiana pension funds challenging a government-backed plan to sell most of Chrysler’s assets…
A group of investors in Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme have filed suit in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York claiming trustee Irving Picard’s calculations of money owed to…
Bankruptcy filings are up 33.3 percent in the year ending March 31, 2009, than from the year ending March 31, 2008. According to a press release issued…
A group of Indiana pension funds and consumer protection groups have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a stay that would block the sale of Chrysler assets to Fiat.
The “all business” bankruptcy judge overseeing the reorganization of General Motors had little patience for a lawyer who offered a joke during a hearing yesterday.
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