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A Primer for Creditors Navigating the Bankruptcy System

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Bankruptcy filings affect businesses across America. The Bankruptcy Code is complex and difficult to navigate.  But used properly, it can helpcreditors to minimize losses when a customer files bankruptcy. ...more

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740,000 Reasons to Think Twice Before Putting a Company in Bankruptcy

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A recent decision from a bankruptcy court in Delaware provides a cautionary tale about the risks of involuntary bankruptcy.  In the Delaware case, the debtor managed a group of investment funds. The business was all but...more

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40,979 Reasons Not to "Press Charges" Against a Debtor in Bankruptcy

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It is a cardinal sin to attempt to collect a debt or repossess collateral after a borrower files bankruptcy. Bankruptcy triggers the automatic stay – a command, not a suggestion, that collection activity ceases. This is a...more

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Top 10 Bankruptcy Truths for Creditors to Know

Much of the bankruptcy chatter arising from the pandemic world in which we find ourselves is now focusing on the cascade of new bankruptcy cases that are predicted to arrive soon. We have already seen the effects of closed...more

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Creditor's Willful Violation of Automatic Stay Results in Fee Award

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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

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