News Topic: proof of claim

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In the last couple of years, claims against creditors for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) have become a hot item in Bankruptcy Courts.  One such question is whether the filing of a pr ... Read full article

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In the case of In re Nortel Networks, Inc. et al., Case No. 09-10138 (KG) (Del. Bankr. Ct. May 21, 2015), Judge Gross considered a motion filed by the “Ad Hoc Committee of Canadian Employees Terminated Pre-Petition” seeking leave to file proofs of claim ... Read full article

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It’s been several years since I last posted about objections to bankruptcy claims, and the topic is so important to creditors that it’s time to revisit it. ... Read full article

As discussed in an earlier post called " Going Up: Bankruptcy Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2013 ," various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisions were increased for cases filed on or after today, April ... Read full article

Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3003(c)(3) provides that "the [bankruptcy] court shall fix and for cause shown may extend the time within which proofs of claim or interest may be filed."  For various reasons, creditors sometimes miss the ... Read full article

Bankruptcy Rule Amendments . As reported in a post last month , this year's amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have now taken effect today, December 1, 2011. ... Read full article

Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy ... Read full article

As discussed in an earlier post called " On The Rise: Bankruptcy Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1, 2010 ," various dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code and related statutory provisions were increased for cases filed on or after April 1, ... Read full article

The Winter 2010 edition of the Absolute Priority newsletter, published by the Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Bankruptcy & Restructuring  group, of which I am a member, has just been released. The newsletter gives updates on current developments and trends ... Read full article

Bankruptcy Rule Amendments . As reported in a post last month , this year's amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure have now taken effect today, December 1, 2011. ... Read full article

Almost every year, changes are made to the set of rules that govern how bankruptcy cases are managed -- the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. The changes address issues identified by an Advisory Committee made up of federal judges, bankruptcy ... Read full article

Judge Kevin Gross of the Delaware bankruptcy court entered an order last week setting the deadline (or bar date) for creditors of the Perkins & Marie Callender’s restaurant companies (full list of corporate entity names included below) to file proofs ... Read full article

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision (which had, in turn, affirmed a bankruptcy court decision) sustaining the debtors’ (Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. et al.) objections to the appellants’ (IRT Partners, L.P. and Equity One, ... Read full article