Business Law

In Fancher, the bankruptcy court held unpaid music royalties nondischargeable under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2) based on fraudulent accounting omissions but held that no fiduciary duty existed under § 523(a)(4) due to lack of entrustment to the manager, as a nonowner. Read more

The following is a profile of the Honorable Magdalena Reyes Bordeaux, the latest in a series of profiles of Ninth Circuit bankruptcy judges.  Judge Reyes Bordeaux and members of the Insolvency Law Committee and Business Law Section Executive Committee met at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse and discussed her personal and professional background, observations from the bench, and other issues of interest. Read more

Courtesy of CEB, we are bringing you selected legal developments in areas of California business law that are covered by CEB’s publications. This month’s feature is a preview of the December 2025 update of Forming and Operating California Limited Liability Companies. References are to the book’s section numbers. Read more

The California Lawyers Association held its annual meeting in Universal City on September 11-13, 2025.  A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Annual Meeting! Your energy, insights, and participation made it an inspiring and impactful event. Read more

One of the most enjoyable privileges of serving as Co-Chairs of the CLA Business Law Section is hosting the Roland E. Brandel Lifetime Achievement Award luncheon.   Read more

We are please to share the announcement that the Hon. Judge Scott C. Clarkson has been appointed as Guest Editor of the 2026 Bankruptcy Law Edition of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society’s Western Legal History.   Read more

The following published decisions may be of interest to attorneys practicing insurance law. Read more

Does the receivership of a debtor extinguish an in pari delicto defense to the debtor’s claims if the debtor subsequently files bankruptcy? How can judgment-preservation insurance (JPI) help my client? Read more

The following is a case update written by Hale Andrew Antico, Chief Counsel of Antico Law Firm, analyzing In re Barrett, 2025 WL 1783558, 2025 Bankr LEXIS 1534 (BAP 9th Cir. Jun 27, 2025), a recent case of interest. Read more

The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that neither sovereign immunity nor the Younger abstention doctrine constrain bankruptcy courts from enjoining state governmental disciplinary proceedings where the debtor asserts discrimination under 11 U.S.C. section 525(a).  Read more