Judge Craig Gargotta

Preserving Causes of Action In Plans

07/27/11

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Texas Bankruptcy Courts Split Over Application of Schwab v. Reilly

06/19/11

The Supreme Court's decision in Schwab v. Reilly, 130 S.Ct. 2652 (2010) last term provoked a lot of concern about the finality of exemptions. Under Taylor v.

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Judge Gargotta Writes Sweeping Opinion on Jurisdiction, Reverse Veil-piercing and Cayman Islands Law

04/19/11

In law school, students cope with concepts of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction and stating a cause of action in civil procedure class. When they move on to bankruptcy class, they must try to make sense of the constitutionality of delegating jurisdiction to an Article I court when considering the Marathon Pipeline case. These are not easy issues to get your head around.

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Antone's Records: A Tragedy in Three Acts and 46 Pages

01/26/11

Austin prides itself on being the Live Music Capital of the World. While many musicians travel to Austin with stars in their eyes, the reality is that it is difficult to earn a living in the music business, either as an artist or an independent record label. For the past eighteen months Bankruptcy Judge Craig Gargotta has received an extensive education on what can go wrong in relationships between record labels and their artists. This education was

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