Coan vs Killilea, the Dunne Cross-Border Insolvency Case Explained
Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy
SDNY Chooses “Time Approach” to Calculating Lease Termination Damages Collectible Against a Bankrupt Estate
Cannabis and Bankruptcy, Ep. 2: Considerations for Businesses [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 54]
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 383: Talking about Money with Jesse Mecham, Founder of You Need A Budget
Recent Tenth Circuit Decision in John Q Hammons Fall Following SCOTUS’ Decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald Could Result in Significant Refunds for Certain Chapter 11 Debtors
What Happens When a Cryptocurrency Platform Goes Bankrupt?
The Constitutionality of Increased Trustee Fees In Bankruptcy
The Burr Broadcast: CFPB Investigating Practices That Leave Workers Indebted to Employers
Legally Qualified: A Look at Recent Trends that May Affect Bankruptcies and Restructuring in the Year Ahead
The Critical Nature of Bankruptcy Dates and Deadlines
Common Benefits Issues in Bankruptcy
2022 Bankruptcy & Restructuring Outlook
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Competing for the Attention of the Consumer
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 146: Listen and Learn -- Mortgages and Priority
Credit Eco to Go Podcast - The Results are In: Consumers Really Do Respond Better to Digital Communications
Repossessions and Bankruptcy Post-COVID, Post-Fulton [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 26]
Don’t Wait! What Businesses Should do at the First Sign of Financial Trouble
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 132: 2021 Business Bankruptcy Trends with Ori Katz
Credit Eco to Go Podcast: Demystifying the Debt Collection Rule
The Internal Revenue Code permits a business bad debt deduction when a customer fails to pay for the services rendered or the products supplied by your business. However, the ability to claim an ordinary deduction with...more
When a judgment creditor sought delivery of her debtor’s Oscar statuette, under the Enforcement of Judgments Law (EJL). (Code Civ. Proc., § 680.010 et seq., the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("AMPAS")...more
In Port Capital (EV) Inc. (Re), 2022 BCSC 370, the Supreme Court of British Columbia recently declined to grant a declaration that the interest rate and fees charged under a debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan did not violate...more
What debts are subject to the protections of the FDCPA, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. §1692)? One would think that funds received through a government program providing hurricane relief would not be, but...more
Transfers and transactions up to ten years old may be scrutinized, unwound and recovered by a trustee, the bankruptcy court sitting in Massachusetts recently held in the NECCO (think chalky wafer candy) bankruptcy case. The...more
In re P.D.M. Co., 523 B.R. 558 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2015) – Two affiliated chapter 11 debtors sought court approval of a sale of all of their assets out of the ordinary course of business free and clear of claims. The...more
Introduction - Following an economic downturn, lenders are inundated with lender liability suits typically based on purported promises to extend the maturity dates of loans, alter the terms of loan agreements, or to...more
In Snowden v. Check Into Cash of Washington Inc. (In re Snowden), 2014 DJDAR 12677, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided a bankruptcy case involving the award of attorney fees....more
Heralded by debtor’s attorneys as “a wonderful loophole”1 in the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor who has primarily business, rather than consumer, debts can qualify for a speedy Chapter 7 discharge despite a high earning capacity...more
Last October, I wrote about a scheme employed, in three separate bankruptcy cases, by debtors seeking to evade the absolute priority rule in order to keep the real property owned by the debtor in the hands of the ‘family’ at...more
Last year, the Consumer Financial Services Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar sponsored AB 2364 (Wagner). This bill, which took effect on Tuesday, is intended to simplify the process for levying...more