Bankruptcy Blogs

Creditor Committee’s Concurrent Investigation Did Not Vitiate Need for Independent Examiner

01/08/13

By: Brendan A. Bertoli

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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Courts may Override §1111(a) and Require Proofs of Interest to be Filed

01/08/13

 By: Brett Joseph

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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Specific Intent is not Required to Establish a Willful Injury under Section 523(a)(6)

01/08/13

By: Robert Garafola

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

 

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Developing Consensus Among Delaware Bankruptcy Courts to Narrowly Construe Stern v. Marshall Concerning Avoidance Claims

01/08/13

By: Joseph P. Donnelly IV

St. John’s Law Student

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff

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The Daily Docket: LightSquared Lenders Look to Go After Falcone

01/08/13

A group of LightSquared Inc.’s lenders reiterated its desire to go after Phil Falcone and Harbinger Capital Partners for a prebankruptcy loan made to the wireless satellite company, making it clear that the troubled venture’s officers and directors won’t be a target of the lawsuit. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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Durbin Exemption Proves a Real Edge for Small Banks

01/08/13

Issuers exempt from the interchange fee cap should continue to promote activation and use of their debit cards by way of issuer-sponsored and merchant-funded rewards.

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Mortgage Settlements Decoded, AIG Thanks Government for Bailout by Considering Lawsuit

01/08/13

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

B of A Settlement: "An albatross that the bank has fought hard to loosen," that's what a Washington Post article on B of A's $11.6 billion settlement with mortgage giant Fannie Mae calls the bank's acquisition of Countrywide, which has now collectively cost B of A more than $40 billion in losses. It remains unlikely that the bank's most recent related payoff will help them shake that bird entirely. According to this...

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