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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Fourth Circuit Holds That Settlement of Nondischargeable Debt and Resulting Interest and Fees Owed Thereunder Are Both...

We have written in the past about exceptions to the general rule regarding a debtor’s ability to discharge debt in bankruptcy and achieve a “fresh start.” In a recent decision of interest, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth...more

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Court Limits Scope of Midland Funding and Imports State Law Penalties for Bankruptcy Filings

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In Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson, 137 S.Ct. 1407 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that filing a proof of claim for a debt subject to a limitations defense does not violate the FDCPA, at least in the vast majority of...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Alabama Bankruptcy Court Substantially Reduces Award of Attorney’s Fees

In practice, it is not uncommon for bankruptcy debtors to file suit against creditors or debt collectors for stay and discharge injunction violations. Often, they will do so before making any meaningful attempt to communicate...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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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Taggart v. Lorenzen, The State Of Bankruptcy Contempt Power Eight Months Later

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So you (allegedly) violated a bankruptcy court order. Whether the debtor alleges you violated the terms of a confirmed plan, failed to provide certain notices required by the bankruptcy rules, violated the discharge...more

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Is it Time to Re-Write Your Attorney's Fees Provision?

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Bankruptcy court is not the first place that comes to mind when a lender thinks about full recovery on a loan. Usually, debtors file bankruptcy because they can't pay all their creditors in the ordinary course of business....more

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K&L Gates Triage: Protecting Patient Information in Bankruptcy Cases

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In this episode, Margaret Westbrook discusses privacy issues that may affect health care providers when filing proofs of claim in the bankruptcy court. Given the potential for public access of these records, it is important...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Issues Important Guidelines Concerning Payment of Indenture Trustee's Professional Fees

In Nortel Networks, Inc., Case No. 09-0138(KG), Doc. No. 18001 (March 8, 2017), the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on the objections of two noteholders who asked the Court to disallow more than $4.4 million of the $8.1...more

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