1145 ABA Journal Bankruptcy Law articles.
A federal appeals court has cleared up a dispute in New Jersey over how long homeowners have to cure a mortgage default.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The legal fight over responsibility for the failure of commodities broker Refco has taken another turn, as a plaintiff now becomes a defendant.
A lawsuit by a Refco trustee contends…
Aug 9, 2007 6:26 PM CDT
Signaling a sea change in the way that one of New York City’s most prestigious, upper-echelon law firms runs its practice, Richard Levin has now been working as a partner…
Aug 2, 2007 9:35 PM CDT
If this is a day in 2007, the law firm at which David Wiseblood is working must be Seyfarth Shaw. Or possibly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Gates, where he hung his…
Jul 25, 2007 8:20 PM CDT
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is fighting a $17 million suit by a trustee for a bankrupt company.
U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall of Chicago refused to dismiss the suit…
Jul 23, 2007 12:43 PM CDT
A highly controversial book authored by fallen football hero O.J. Simpson that some considered his confession to the 1994 murders of his former wife, Nicole, and a male companion, Ron…
Jul 3, 2007 6:52 PM CDT
A well-known bankruptcy lawyer who formerly served as chief judge of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York and handled the ground-breaking bankruptcy of Robert Maxwell, owner…
Jun 27, 2007 11:40 PM CDT
Bankruptcy filings have dropped more than 60 percent, causing some bankruptcy court clerks to worry that the decreased workload portends staff cuts.
Fewer than 700,000 cases were filed during the…
Jun 27, 2007 6:29 PM CDT
Defying predictions of a law practice slowdown, attorneys in South Florida report their business is booming.
“It was a phenomenal year to be a lawyer,” John C. Sumberg, managing partner…
Jun 18, 2007 9:16 PM CDT
A highly controversial, near-confessional account by fallen football hero O.J. Simpson of how he might have killed his former wife and a male companion could still be published.
The father…
Jun 15, 2007 8:57 PM CDT
With 23 cents in her bank account, Erica Bermudo couldn’t even afford to file for bankruptcy. So she showed up at a one-hour legal clinic held at a local church…
Jun 7, 2007 11:43 PM CDT
A lawyer who said a bankruptcy judge was “a few french fries short of a Happy Meal” is being ordered to defend his right to practice in her federal court.
…May 31, 2007 1:32 PM CDT
Big law firms continue to bulk up their bankruptcy practices.
The latest is O’Melveny & Myers, which is adding four bankruptcy partners from Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, according to…
May 11, 2007 1:08 PM CDT
Two companies owned by GOP presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani did not disclose a potential conflict of interest to a bankruptcy judge, according to the Wall Street…
May 7, 2007 3:01 PM CDT Law firms representing subprime mortgage lenders will see a boost in business as they help with bankruptcy filings and fend off government investigations and class action lawsuits, the Apr 25, 2007 12:58 PM CDTBusiness Boom Looms for Subprime Attorneys
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