Epiq has released the bankruptcy filing stats for 2023 (see link below). Filings are up vs 2022, but we’re still below 2019 rates so this appears to be the runoff of the pandemic stimulus suppressing filings as much as anything else.

#bankruptcy

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How do you make an unpublished Court of Appeals case involving sanctions for abusive third-party subpoenas interesting? Make the party who is being sanctioned Mike Lindell!

#litigation #discovery

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Disturbing @Bisnow article on how the internet is fueling a rise in identity theft being used to lease apartments with no intention of paying rent.

#rentalhousing #identitytheft

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Big day at the Supreme Court for bankruptcy with the argument on Purdue Pharma’s third-party injunction supposed to start at 10:00 am eastern. SCOTUS has a link for the livestream for the oral argument on its website.

#bankruptcy

#PurduePharma

Yesterday the Supreme Court gave Marc Kirschner more time to file a petition for writ of certiorari on the 2nd Circuit decision holding leveraged loans are not securities. Question for appellate experts - does this show a higher chance of cert being granted?

#appellatelaw #securities

Every once in a while, you come across a sentence that really drives home the crazy scale Apple is operating at these days, and this is one of those sentences.

6th Circuit today entered an order directing the SD Ohio to dismiss a class action for PFAS exposure because the complaint failed the traceability part of the standing test.

#appeals #classactions

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Latest development on former SD Texas Bankruptcy Judge Jones - he wants to be defended by the Justice Department in the private lawsuit against him. Thanks to @jamesnani.bsky.social for sharing this on a non-Blue Sky network.

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The stupid fireworks at the finish for Verstappen mean you can’t see the closer finishes down the pack. Can we get rid of them for next year?

#Formula1 #AbuDhabiGP