A panel of the Second Circuit allowed the bankruptcy sale of Chrysler to Fiat for $2 billion in June. Yesterday, Their Honors issued the opinion they promised would follow.
On the main issue, the court held that the section 363(b) Sale didn't amount to a "sub rosa" reorganization because it didn't dictate terms of
The U.S. Senate today confirmed the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to succeed David Souter as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.
The 68-31 tally included nine yea votes by Republican senators and 59 by Democratic and independent ones.
Senator Edward Kennedy's battle with brain cancer prevented him from participating.
People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.
Maxwell Kennerly, at Litigation & Trial, yesterday shook a mighty fist at those who would ban public entities from ever hiring private lawyers on a contingent fee basis. The title of his post suggests his take on the question – "Should Pennsylvania Taxpayers Be Forced to Hire Lawyers on the Billable Hour?"
Blawgletter says check it out.
Charles Edward Montague (1867-1928).
Our best friends for a long time to come will not be any of the standing cynosures of reporters' eyes; they will find a part of their satisfaction in being nobodies; assured of the truth of the saying that there is no limit to what a man can do so
The Second Circuit today sent the Ashcroft v. Iqbal decision (latest post here) back to the Southern District of New York, instructing Judge Gleeson to rule on whether to allow plaintiff Javaid Iqbal leave to amend his complaint. The opinion says:
PER CURIAM:
On May 18, 2008, the Supreme Court of
Per The Washington Post this morning, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to send the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the floor of that august chamber for advice and consent by all 100 members. Majority Leader Harry Reid said he'll set a full Senate vote for next week.
In case this sort of thing
The Congressional Record reports that Senator Arlen Specter yesterday offered a bill. S. 1504, to wipe out the Twombly pleading standard (latest post here) and revert to the hoary test of Conley v. Gibson.
The working text of the bill — which goes under The Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009 — says:
Except
Blawgletter likes to read Adam Liptak's law-and-journalism Sidebar column. A lot. It offers insights you seldom find. Anywhere.
But yesterday's didn't take us anywhere near our happy place.
The item, "9/11 Case Could Bring Broad Shift on Civil Suits", refers to Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009) (posts here and here), in
