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The American Bankruptcy Institute recently published Mr. Glasser’s summary of a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit BAP. Click here to view the original article. Citation:  Beal Bank USA v. Windmill Durango Office, LLC, US Trustee, DP Air Corp., BAP No ...
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The limited liability company (LLC) enabling statutes in some states expressly set forth affirmative duties that LLC members owe to one another.[1]  Other state LLC enabling statutes expressly negate such duties.[2]  The Colorado Limited Liability Company Act[3] is silent as to ...
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Today, the Washington Post is reporting that the venerable law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf has inched at least one step closer to bankruptcy.  Click here for the Post article.  If the firm cannot negotiate a merger with Patton Boggs or ...
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Introduction Often companies that contract with parties in various states are faced with litigation across various forums.  Being sued in federal and state courts across the United States can be expensive, time consuming and disruptive.  To help minimize this problem, ...
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Almost a year has passed since the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Stern v. Marshall.[1]  And courts and commentators are all over the map about the limits that Stern placed on the bankruptcy courts’ authority.  Despite extensive published discourse regarding Stern’s constitutional importance, ...
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(Originally posted to http://volo.abi.org/circuits/10th by Dan Glasser) Stay violation sanctions, authorized under 11 U.S.C. 105, may include monetary and non-monetary relief. To the extent that monetary sanctions are at issue, such relief is available under Bankruptcy Rule 9014 and no ...
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