News Topic: consumer bankruptcy

By: Lauren Michalski St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Law Review Staff   ... Read full article

By: Shane Malone St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff   ... Read full article

Associated Press American Airlines says Travelport Ltd. shouldn’t be allowed to delay a fast-approaching antitrust trial in which “billions of dollars” are potentially on the line. ... Read full article

EPA As financially stretched Americans prepare to plead for a bankruptcy judge to approve their debt-payoff plans, could adding a single word—“sorry”—help their case? ... Read full article

My colleague, Jennifer Robbennolt, and I have posted a paper to SSRN exploring apologies in the bankruptcy context. Jennifer has done some of the leading studies on apologies in different legal contexts. Contrary to the instincts of many lawyers, ... Read full article

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By:  Lisa Fresolone St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff   ... Read full article

The Yellow Pages that arrived at my door yesterday. This strange book is an object of great fascination to a generation that has grown up watching YouTube and relying on Wikipedia instead of World Book and Brittanica.  It was pure Kismet, but when I ... Read full article

By: Robert Garafola St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff   ... Read full article

By: Gabriella Formosa St. John’s Law Student ... Read full article

By: Kathleen Mullins St. John’s Law Student American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff   ... Read full article

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Immigration issues continue to be a major political football, and the work of Jean Braucher, Bob Lawless, and Dov Cohen on race in bankruptcy garnered front-page NY Times attention this year. This makes the publication of Chrystin Ondersma 's paper ... Read full article

Every so often in the United States, I come across a discusion of the choice of the word "cramdown" (cram down, cram-down) to describe either stripping down liens or confirming a repayment plan without creditor consent. The basic thrust of these ... Read full article

Chinese-owned auto-parts manufacturer Wanxiang America Corp. won the bidding for A123 Systems Inc. , the government-backed battery maker that has yet to turn a profit, at a bankruptcy auction that ended early Saturday morning, The Wall Street Journal ... Read full article

Associated Press In this Nov. ... Read full article

Politics is not my strong suit -- this, ironically, from the faculty sponsor of both the Democratic  and Republican student associations at Michigan Law.  (No, I am not confused; I was asked presumably because each group wanted a political independent, ... Read full article

Editor’s note: On Friday, The Wall Street Journal’s Kelly Greene explored the peril student-loan co-signers face when borrowers default. Bankruptcy Beat’s Katy Stech expands on the dilemma faced when the co-signers themselves end up in bankruptcy to try ... Read full article