Bankruptcy Blogs

The Slips Go to Capitol Hill

10/03/11

Tomorrow, Katie Porter and I will be testifying at a subcommittee hearing for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. The title of the hearing is "Consumer Protection and Middle Class Wealth Building in an Age of Growing Household Debt." More information on the hearing is available here, which is also the same place the written witness statements and a link to streaming video eventually will appear.

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A Modern, Developed Economy Needs Banks of All Sizes

10/03/11

Global enterprises - which do business with America's largest banks - beget mid-size suppliers that are served by regional banks. Small businesses in this supply chain are in turn nurtured by community banks.

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Rudins Close on Purchase of St. Vincent’s Campus

10/03/11
Rudin Management

The Rudin family, a New York real-estate dynasty, announced Monday that they closed on their $260 million purchase of St.

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Life After A Bankruptcy Discharge

10/03/11

If you have recently sought bankruptcy protection, you might be wondering, what now? Or maybe you are considering filing for bankruptcy and wonder what happens after your debts are discharged. As a bankruptcy attorney in Dallas, I teach my clients that there are three main factors of importance after a bankruptcy discharge. Your Debts A [...]

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You Just Got Sued–What Should You Do?

10/03/11

So far this morning, I’ve gotten two calls from clients who received suit papers over the weekend.  Credit card companies (or the debt buyers who bought the accounts) have filed civil suits in state court, seeking a judgment for the amount owed.  One of the suits was accompanied by a letter from the law firm [...]

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Supreme Court Preview: No Blockbusters Scheduled Yet

10/03/11
Today is the first Tuesday in October which marks the start of the Supreme Court's October Term 2011. So far the Court has granted cert in forty-eight cases, only one of which involves bankruptcy. There are a few interesting petitions pending but no bombshells like last term's Stern v. Marshall.

Cert Granted:

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Supreme Court Preview: No Blockbusters Scheduled Yet

10/03/11
Today is the first Tuesday in October which marks the start of the Supreme Court's October Term 2011. So far the Court has granted cert in forty-eight cases, only one of which involves bankruptcy. There are a few interesting petitions pending but no bombshells like last term's Stern v. Marshall.

Cert Granted:

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Hidden Liens Report

10/03/11

Posted by: "Curt Harrington" Sat Oct 1, 2011 1:24 pm (PDT) "I'd been waiting for this for a long time and they have finally gotten around to publishing it, and it was entered on the Business Section website with so...

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No Money To File Bankruptcy!

10/03/11

Bankruptcy is rising but filings are falling! Why? Simple answer: People do not have money to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code.

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