Eye on Bankruptcy: Analysis of the latest judicial opinions

Cases

1. Attorney Misconduct

Robbins v. Futreal, 2016 WL 2609644 (Bankr. W.D. Va. May 5, 2016)

Pereira v. United States Department of Justice, 2016 WL 2745850 (S.D.N.Y. May 11, 2016)

Cases

1. Commercial Cases

Pacifica L 51 LLC v. New Investments Inc. (In re New Investments Inc.), 13-36194, 2016 BL 368939 (9 th Cir. Nov. 4, 2016)

Cases

1. Commercial Cases

In re Santa Fe Med. Grp., LLC, 2016 BL 304831 (Bankr. D.N.M. Sept. 15, 2016)

DJM Associates LLC v. Capasso, 2016 BL 312408 (E.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 2016)

Cases

1. Commercial Cases

FTI Consulting, Inc. v. Merit Mgmt. Group, LP, 2016 BL 243677 (7th Cir. July 28, 2016)

Janvey v. Golf Channel Inc., 13-11305 (5th Cir. Aug. 22, 2016)

Cases

1. Commercial Cases

In re Rich Global, LLC, No. 15-8103 (10th Cir. June 14, 2016)

In re Sports Authority Holdings, Inc., Case No. 16-10527 (MFW) (Bankr. Del. June 21, 2016)

In re Gawker Media Group

Cases

1. Supreme Court Decisions

Husky Int’l Elecs., Inc. v. Ritz, U.S., No. 15-145

Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust and Acosta-Febo v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust, No. 15-233

Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

Summary

This segment of Eye on Bankruptcy examines court opinions in consumer and commercial bankruptcy cases from March and April of 2016. The topics covered during the show include:

Cases

1. Private Equity Funds Liable to Union Pension Plan

Sun Capital Partners III LP v. NewEngland Teamsters & Trucking Indus. Pension Fund, 2016 BL 95418

Cases

1. Developments on Arbitration Harris

Financial Firms Watch, Wait on CFPB Move to Limit Arbitration

Hayes v. Delbert Svcs. Corp., 4th Cir., No. 11-cv-01170,

Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC v. Dixon, 2016 BL 23974

Cases

1. Clash Continues Between Bankruptcy, Debt Collection Laws

Castellanos v. Midland Funding LLC, 2016 BL 460

Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC, 758 F.3d 1254