Faced with pending trials to establish liability for defamation, another Alex Jones entity has decided to test the waters of bankruptcy. On Friday July 29, 2022, Free Speech Systems, LLC, the company which actually produces the Alex Jones Show and his ... Read full article
ABI Editor at Large Bill Rochelle hosted a group of three panels discussing three different legal issues. The issues included one legitimate circuit split, a dispute between lower courts and a divided state court panel. Recharacterization ... Read full article
The bipartisan duo of Sen. John Cornyn from Texas and Sen. Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts have introduced a new bill tackling bankruptcy venue. The Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2021, which can be found here , is the latest attempt by the Senators ... Read full article
The National Rifle Association likes guns. Texans like guns. Therefore, when the NRA decided to file bankruptcy, there was a certain logic to filing in Texas. Unfortunately, however, prior to November 24, 2020, the NRA had no legal right to file ... Read full article
On her The Bottom Line 11 blog, Fox partner Mette Kurth examined new bankruptcy venue reform legislation recently unveiled in the U.S. Congress: ... Read full article
On her The Bottom Line 11 blog, Fox partner Mette Kurth notes an expected imminent push in the U.S. Congress for bankruptcy venue reform: ... Read full article
The venue reform movement has focused on cases filed in Delaware and the Southern District of New York which are either not transferred (Enron and Energy Futures) or transferred at considerable time and expense (Patriot Coal). However, a decision out of ... Read full article
Today I had the opportunity to debate venue reform at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges in Chicago. We had two excellent teams of debaters. Arguing for the pro-reform position were Prof. Samir Parikh, retired Bankruptcy Judge Leif Clark and ... Read full article
Lately there has been a lot of attention focused on venue reform including an ABI Commission hearing. I have a simple proposal that would eliminate this problem once and for all. My suggestion is to let each of the circuits compete for the big cases, ... Read full article
Venue occupied the second half of the commission hearing held on November 22, 2013 and produced some of the liveliest discussion. While there were five panelists slated to discuss venue, Judge Greendyke and Buzz Rochelle added their comments as well. ... Read full article
Lately there has been a lot of attention focused on venue reform including an ABI Commission hearing. I have a simple proposal that would eliminate this problem once and for all. My suggestion is to let each of the circuits compete for the big cases, ... Read full article
Venue occupied the second half of the commission hearing held on November 22, 2013 and produced some of the liveliest discussion. While there were five panelists slated to discuss venue, Judge Greendyke and Buzz Rochelle added their comments as well. ... Read full article
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This past Saturday, I was able to combine two of my interests, books and bankruptcy, in a trip to the Borders Going Out of Business Sale. Actually, my eldest daughter demanded that I take her there. However, I was happy to indulge her and I thought it ... Read full article
