By Scott Riddle Posted in Corporate & Fiduciary Litigation,Miscellaneous CasesIn Jay Alix, as assignee of AlixPartners, LLP v. McKinsey & Co., Inc., 2022 WL 163800 (2nd Cir., January 19, 2022) (click here for .pdf), two major competitors in the niche market of Bankruptcy advising to estates with a billion dollars or more of assets were in court against each other over lucrative consulting assignments.… Continue Reading
By Scott Riddle Posted in Eleventh Circuit CasesIn a published opinion entered on April 8, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that District Courts are obliged to use and apply the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure rather than the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when trying a case that “arises under” Title 11 (28 U.S.C. §1334). In Rosenberg v. DVI… Continue Reading
By Posted in News and CommentsThe Electronic Discovery Blog has a good summary of the new amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as they pertain to electronic discovery. You can view the post by clicking here. As a side note, the I have upgraded to the new version of Adobe Acrobat 8, and it is a very nice improvement… Continue Reading
By Posted in News and CommentsThe Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and by extension the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, are effective this coming Friday, December 1, 2006. You can read a summary of the amendments by clicking here. All lawyers, including in-house counsel, should be aware of the new rules regarding electronic discovery and the preservation of electronic… Continue Reading
