A litigator in bankruptcy court is challenged with mastery of a trial lawyer's skills as well as the developing substantive law, jurisdictional and otherwise, governed by the Bankruptcy Code.

On March 20, 2015, the State of Texas filed an objection to the sale of customer information in the In re RadioShack Corporation, et al., Case No. 15-10197, case pending in Delaware.

The Court found that the Facebook and Twitter accounts were property interests under the bankruptcy code because business social media accounts provide valuable access to customers and potential customers.

An Illinois General Contractor learned a hard lesson the other day; the case is Vivify Constr., LLC v. Nautilus Ins. Co., 2017 IL App (1st) 170192.

One commentator has called the scope of Additional Insured coverage "[o]ne of the oldest and most confounding debates in the insurance world."

The importance of the ordinary reservation of rights letter – "we will defend you, but that doesn't mean we're going to pay a judgment" — is well known.

So, what’s "bad faith" sufficient to trigger the fee shift?

In a highly anticipated opinion, this morning the United States Supreme Court affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's authority to reconsider ...

Allegation that court itself was victim of fraud causes federal judge to recuse himself, all other judges in the district

Bruce Pearl is still generating controversy in Tennessee. But this time it is a Tennessee walking horse named Bruce Pearl, rather than the basketball coach.

In September of this year, Alabama joined the more than 25 other states with a procedure for the expedited handling of certain civil actions.

We observed some while ago that at least some courts have questioned the "heeding presumption," which presumes that if a manufacturer gave a warning, a consumer would have followed it.

Trying a business case to a jury presents unique and sometimes difficult challenges.

With the proliferation of mobile applications providing ride-share, third-party food delivery, and even same-day handyman services has come a national conversation...

A recent Delaware Supreme Court decision has changed the rules for post-transaction litigation review for "going-private transactions."

On June 11, 2021, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law Act 176 making substantial changes to Louisiana's procedural rules governing answers and the taking of default judgments...

On June 11, 2021, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law Act 176 making substantial changes to Louisiana's procedural rules governing answers and the taking of default judgments...

On December 1, very significant changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. After nearly five years of work and debate, the new rules have debuted with both fanfare and trepidation.

Introduction: Employers have long used independent contractors to efficiently and effectively perform work and provide services while at the same time insulating themselves from direct...

The last quarter of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 saw multiple amendments to the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure that will impact Mississippi practitioners.