From the Business Conflict Blog of Peter Phillips.We are all too familiar with settling parties who seek to relieve themselves of their settlement agreements. The Fifth District Court of Appeals...
By F. Peter PhillipsFrom the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack. Black’s Law Dictionary defines “good faith” as “A state of mind consisting in (1) honesty in belief or purpose, (2) faithfulness to one’s...
By Phyllis PollackIn the case In re Rains, 428 F.3d 893 (9th Cir. 2005), the appellate court concluded that the bankruptcy court did not clearly err in finding a debtor mentally competent...
By James Coben