Bankruptcy Blogs

Financial Institutions Palooza at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting

01/05/12

The Section on Financial Institutions and Consumer Financial Services will have a record four events at this weekend's Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The theme is rethinking and reviving the field of financial institutions on the ground and in the academy. We will take stock of reforms so far and consider the impact of the crises in the United States and Europe, but also will take a long-term view of the field from diverse theoretical, policy, and methodological perspectives.

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The Daily Docket: Kodak Preparing for Bankruptcy

01/05/12

According to The Wall Street Journal, Eastman Kodak Co. is readying itself to file for Chapter 11 protection in the coming weeks.

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Understanding Anna Nicole Smith (or, at least, Stern v. Marshall): A Must-Read Analysis

01/05/12

Led by my colleague Elizabeth Gibson, four members of the National Bankruptcy Conference have produced a fantastic analysis of the Stern v. Marshall U.S.

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The Restatement of Property and the Road to Mortgagocracy

01/05/12

I recently did a string of blog posts of the Permanent Editorial Board for the UCC's Report on the enforcement of negotiable mortgage notes. I'm still planning a final installment there, but I came across another document that just floored me in showing how across another American Law Institute product that just floored me in how deeply captured and compromised part of the legal elite is.  

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Tax on GSEs? Refi Push? It's All Election Year Nonsense

01/04/12

It seems everything the government does in a down economy produces "jobs" in an election year. But macro-magic aside, the Social Security tax holiday and the promotion of mortgage refinancing are bad policies.

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Torre Looks to Add One Final Touch to Baseball Resume

01/04/12
Associated Press
Joe Torre gestures during a news conference in this February 2011 file photo.

Joe Torre is apparently going for baseball’s equivalent

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Why I Love Bank Fees and Regulators Should Too

01/04/12

Customers might think banks are giving them great deals when they're actually getting ripped off. Upfront charges, however annoying, are far preferable to hidden costs.

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Safari Park: Bats!

01/04/12

Regular readers of this blog know that I’ve been hyping the opening of the new bat house at the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park since last spring. Well, after a few delays, the new bat house is open for business and I was able to check it out last weekend. Read on for my thoughts.

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Deal Closes Book on Dodgers’ ‘Next 50’ Project

01/04/12
Associated Press
Dodger Stadium

Believe it or not, there was a time when the Los Angeles Dodgers organization thought it could sell fans the idea that coming to Dodger

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Big-Bank CEOs Go a Bridge Too Far by Offering Legal Opinions

01/04/12

There's a difference between projecting confidence and ignoring risk. In their public handicapping of mortgage litigation, bank executives have done the latter.

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