In litigation, the first question is where should the claim be adjudicated. In bankruptcy matters, additional complexity is involved given that bankruptcy court jurisdiction is governed by a separate ...

In 530 Donelson, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee recently considered whether orders entered by a Tennessee state court appointing and empowering a receiver deprived the ...

The Supreme Court turns its attention to bankruptcy next Monday when it hears argument in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. The case involves the authority of a court of appeals to ...

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes on Wednesday stayed lawsuits challenging Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing. Rhodes ruled that the federal court has full jurisdiction over the city's eligibility ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - A federal judge on Friday scolded a federal regulator for its "power play" to claim jurisdiction over Pacific Gas and Electric's power supply contracts after the embattled utility ...

The intersection of taxes and bankruptcy present interesting issues. A recent bankruptcy case demonstrated this by considering whether Earned Income Tax Credit refunds (and their New Mexico state ...

Pittsburgh-based U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jeffery Deller agreed Tuesday morning with the argument made by Keldon Holdings LLC, owner of Conneaut Lake Park. While he approved the purchase in March ...

The Supreme Court heard a confusing and wide-ranging discourse yesterday in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC. For the generalist Supreme Court follower, the case is a technical one, ...