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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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April 2023 - Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law

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AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities 1.1.a Court denies injunction against actions involving debtors’ affiliates. Shortly after filing their chapter 11 cases, the debtors in possession sought, in the alternative,...more

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Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - April 2023

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - Cumulative, through April 2023 - 1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court denies injunction against actions involving debtors’ affiliates. Shortly after filing...more

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Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major multinational...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law Update - July 2022

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Covered Activities - 1.1.a Order granting counterclaim declaring validity of mortgage on the debtor’s property does not violate the stay. The debtor acquired property subject to a disputed mortgage. The debtor brought a...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, April 2022

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2. AVOIDING POWERS - 2.1 Fraudulent Transfers - 2.1.a Imposition and payment of a tax penalty is not a fraudulent transfer. While insolvent, the debtor incurred and paid tax penalties before bankruptcy. A transfer of...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, January 2022

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - Taggart v. Lorenzen standard applies to stay violation in a corporate case. The debtor sold assets prepetition. After the petition date, the buyer demanded payment of certain...more

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Preference Claims, Clawbacks in Bankruptcy Can Disrupt a Construction Project

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Because of the injunction that begins as soon as a debtor files for Chapters 7, 11 or 13 bankruptcy – called the automatic stay – creditors and collection agencies are prevented from seeking payment from the debtor....more

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Bankruptcy: The Mechanics of Exemptions and Related Issues

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Most bankruptcy attorneys have a basic level of understanding of the how exemptions work. At a very broad level, a claim of exemptions removes property of a consumer debtor (note that business debtors are not afforded...more

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5 Key Takeaways from Bradley’s Bankruptcy Basics, Part 1

The early bird gets the worm. Do your homework upon receiving notice of a bankruptcy filing, and review the account. Initial questions include: Is your debt secured or unsecured? What is the outstanding debt owed? Are there...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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Economic and Financial Uncertainty: How a Homeowners Association Can Protect Itself

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In a short period of time, COVID-19 has changed the way we live and conduct business. Sadly, the pandemic seems as though it will cause (or already has caused, depending on who you ask) a devastating impact on our local...more

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Liability Coverage Policies: Property of the Estate to Which the Automatic Stay Applies

When a chapter 7, 11, 12 or 13 case is filed, two key items spring into life. The first is a new entity called the bankruptcy estate which is comprised of all of the debtor’s non-exempt legal or equitable interests in...more

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