Bankruptcy Blogs

Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

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Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

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Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

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Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

[more]

Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

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Can Facebook Ruin Your Bankruptcy?

06/08/11

social media and bankruptcySocial Media sites, and Facebook in particular, have changed the practice of law.  Divorce lawyers regularly review the opposing party’s Facebook profile for evidence of adult

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THE INLAND EMPIRE BANKRUPTCY FORUM: AN EVENING WITH THE HON. WAYNE JOHNSON

06/07/11

June 14, 2011 Program PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DISCUSSION BETWEEN JUDGE WAYNE JOHNSON AND ATTORNEY JULIE PHILIPPI REGARDING JUDGE JOHNSON'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Help guide the discussion to address your questions or concerns. Please email your questions and comments...

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Inherited IRA Now Fully Exempt In Florida By New Statute

06/07/11

I wrote blog posts in this blog and on my asset protection blog about  Florida court decision finding that a debtor’s IRA inherited from another family member, excluding spouses’ rollover, was not exempt from the debtor’s creditors because the IRA represented an inheritance rather

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Decision in DBSI Delays Motion for Summary Judgment

06/07/11

Summary

In an 11 page opinion published May 27, 2011, Judge Walsh granted a motion under F.R.C.P. 56(d) and quoted another opinion which says “where the facts are in possession of the moving party a continuance of a motion for summary judgment for purposes of discovery should be granted almost as a matter of course.” Judge Walsh’s opinion is available here (the “Opinion”).

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Decision in WL Homes, LLC Explores the Powers of an Agent of Both a Parent and Its Subsidiary

06/07/11

Summary

In an 21 page opinion published May 25, 2011, Judge Shannon ruled that, “the fact that an agent may represent more than one principal does not alter the well-established doctrine that an agent with authority is capable of binding its principal.” Opinion at *2-3. Judge Shannon’s opinion is available here (the “Opinion”).
 

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