Contempt

Directors Found To Be In Contempt Ordered To Pay $96,000 In Legal Fees

by Rod Escayola | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/2/2013

We previously blogged about the Boily case involving a dispute between some owners and the directors of a Condominium complex in Ottawa. This dispute revolved around the proposed alteration of the condominium’s courtyard. ...more

Courts Hold Employers In Contempt For Violating EEOC Settlement Agreements

by Beth P. Zoller | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 4/30/2013

Employers that ignore consent decrees (court-approved settlement agreements) may be held in contempt of court and subject to additional fines, sometimes totaling $1,000 for each day of noncompliance. Recent contempt orders by...more

Directors Found To Be In Contempt Of A Court Order

by Rod Escayola | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 3/18/2013

In a previous post, we reported on the Boily v. CCC 145 case, where a board of directors was ordered to reinstate the prior landscape of the condominium courtyard and to personally pay a substantial portion of the legal...more

When in Doubt, File a Motion: Trends Concerning Automatic Stay Violations

by Travis Knobbe | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/15/2013

Bankruptcy filings in Virginia, and nationwide, declined significantly in 2012, and it appears the decline is continuing in 2013. However, thousands of cases continue to be filed, and it is important for practitioners to...more

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Sustains Required Records Exception to the Fifth Amendment

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 3/1/2013

On February 7, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia holding that the Required Records Exception overrides a...more

Bank Held in Contempt for Failing to Return Collateral Repossessed Before Bankruptcy

by Daniel Beck, Christopher Camardello, Kristopher (Tip) Lee, Michael Rosow, Jacob Sellers | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/9/2013

Most lenders know that a bank cannot repossess collateral after a borrower files bankruptcy unless the bank first obtains relief from the automatic stay. But can a bank retain collateral that it repossessed before the...more

Rogers Towers: Using Contempt Power to Force Repatriation of Offshore Trust Assets

by Jacob J. Payne | Rogers Towers on 12/13/2012

Offshore asset protection trusts (OAPT) typically have the following characteristics: (1) the trust is governed by the laws of a foreign jurisdiction that does not recognize the judgments or orders of courts of the United...more

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