Limited Partnership Agreement Is an Estate Asset, Not an Executory Contract
Because a limited partner’s obligations were only ‘options,’ the partnership agreement was not an executory contract, Chief Judge Meier says.
First Circuit Writes a Treatise on the Elements of Judicial Estoppel
Disputed facts can defeat invocation of judicial estoppel on summary judgment.
Inside ABI March 2023
President’s Column It seems appropriate that, in ABI’s 40th year, it has returned fully to in-person conferences. I, along with many other ABI members and attendees, have relished the full calendar of top-flight educational programs and networking at locations not to be
Debts for a Partner’s Fraud Are Still Nondischargeable, the Supreme Court Says
The opinion by Justice Barrett largely bases the outcome on the use of the passive voice in Section 523(a)(2)(A).
Eleventh Circuit Explains an Interlocutory Order Can Become ‘Final’ for an Appeal
Federal Rule 41(a)(1)(A) only permits voluntary dismissal of an entire action, not individual claims, the Eleventh Circuit says.
Benchnotes April 2023
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Third Circuit Holds that “Financial Distress” Is Requisite Component of Good Faith in Filing a Petition In a move colloquially known as the “Texas Two-Step,” a highly profitable but litigation