TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 26, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that bankruptcy courts have authority to rule on disputes that fall outside the bankruptcy proceedings if the parties to the case consent. The question of the judges’ authority had been an issue since 2011 when the court limited their authority to decide non-bankruptcy issues. The Daily News has more from the Associated Press.