By Adolfo Pesquera | October 9, 2023
"Appellants' arguments that Texas law, not federal bankruptcy law, controls are incorrect. We find the pre-petition payment doesn't affect the debtor's equitable interest in them at the time the petition was filed," wrote Fifth Circuit Judge Stephen A. Higginson.
Litigation Daily | Quick Takes
By Ross Todd | October 9, 2023
Last week's batch of Litigator of the Week nominees was so large and impressive that we're still talking about the runners-up this week.
By Alex Anteau | October 6, 2023
Plaintiff's attorney Ben Broadhead said the old pattern charge "has almost certainly caused countless cases to be decided incorrectly."
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Emily Cousins | October 6, 2023
"Class counsel remain committed to making it right for Blackbaud's data breach victims through our ongoing litigation in the District of South Carolina," DiCello Levitt lawyers said.
By Emily Cousins | October 6, 2023
"Class counsel remain committed to making it right for Blackbaud's data breach victims through our ongoing litigation in the District of South Carolina," DiCello Levitt lawyers said.
By Cedra Mayfield | October 6, 2023
"The two things that typically can help change the direction of a system is the exposure and then the financial impact," said Davis Bozeman Johnson Law Founding Partner Mawuli Mel Davis.
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 6, 2023
In one scheme, the attorney opened trustee accounts with client funds and simply moved the money to his own accounts, rather than using the funds for the benefit of the trust, prosecutors say.
By Michael A. Mora | October 6, 2023
"Two million dollars was not a rounding error," Javier Lopez, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, alleged. "It was a systemic fraud he had perpetrated over and over again against a number of clients that we represent."
By Adolfo Pesquera | October 6, 2023
Texas residents vote to elect the judges in their county, but docket equalization authorizes cases and controversies be reassigned to far-away appellate panels, "without the assent or input of the voters," plaintiff counsel James Pikl argues.
New York Law Journal | Best Practices|Expert Opinion
By Scott M. Himes | October 6, 2023
Litigation occurs because parties are in a dispute. But not every issue, position, argument, and fact needs to be litigated to resolve the dispute. Parties often fight over issues that do not matter, and sometimes don't even exist. This article offers pointers for staying on the right course.
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