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Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Blocks Cannabis Employee’s Chapter 13 Relief but Rejects Bright-Line Bar of Eligibility to be a Debtor...

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In a March 2024 decision, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (the “Panel”) followed existing case law prohibiting debtors in businesses related to cannabis from availing themselves of federal bankruptcy...more

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Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy

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Spotlight on Financial Services | Things happen very quickly in consumer bankruptcy filings. Dinsmore attorneys Edward J. Boll III, Esq. and Shannon O'Connell Egan work on a team that provides clients clear and concise...more

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Bankruptcy 101: Bankruptcy Cases, Adversary Proceedings, and Contested Matters - Bankruptcy Basics for New and Non-Bankruptcy...

This entry is part of Nelson Mullins’s ongoing “Bankruptcy Basics” blog series that is intended to address foundational aspects of bankruptcy for new and non-bankruptcy practitioners and professionals. This entry will discuss...more

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Can a Debtor Choose Salvation Over Creditors?

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In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, debtors propose a plan to re-pay all or a portion of their debts. The amount to be repaid depends on how much the debtors earn, the amount and types of debt owed, and how much property they own....more

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Eleventh Circuit Refuses to Impose a ‘Least Sophisticated Consumer’ Standard to Discharge Violations

The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a Florida bankruptcy court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion for sanctions. In doing so, the Court rejected the consumer’s attempt to import the FDCPA’s “least sophisticated consumer”...more

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United States Supreme Court Holds that Order Denying Plan Confirmation Is Not Immediately Appealable

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On May 4, 2015, the Supreme Court for the United States unanimously held that an order denying confirmation of a plan is not a “final” order subject to immediate appeal as a matter of right. Although the Bullard decision...more

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