Hot off the presses today, in a case that bankruptcy practitioners have been watching since it was filed in October of 2021, a panel of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announced an opinion dismissing the bankruptcy...more
On January 3, 2021, in In re Ditech Holding Corporation, Case No. 19-10412 (JLG), an unpublished opinion, Bankruptcy Judge James L. Garrity, Jr., discussed an important distinction for creditors of a non-individual chapter 11...more
Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion of interest to every debtor and creditor in a bankruptcy case as the decision involves the automatic stay. The appeal involved a bankruptcy court’s order that enforced...more
1/14/2020
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Reaffirmation ,
Right To Appeal ,
Ritzen Group Inc v Jackson Masonry LLC ,
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Time-Barred Claims
On August 23, 2019, the President of the United States of America signed three new bankruptcy amendments into law. The first bill, H.R. 3311, ratifies The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, creating a new option for...more
9/5/2019
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Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Preferences ,
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Chapter 12 ,
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Due Diligence ,
Farms ,
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Small Business ,
Veterans
Frank Arenas is licensed in Colorado to grow and dispense medical marijuana. He and his wife own a building, half of which is used for the cultivation and the other half of which is leased to a marijuana dispensary. These...more
8/27/2015
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Bank Secrecy Act ,
Chapter 13 Conversions ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Real Estate Contracts ,
Commercial Tenants ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Criminal Proceeds ,
Debtors ,
Dispensaries ,
Eric Holder ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Lenders ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New Guidance ,
Tenants ,
Trustees ,
U.S. Treasury