News Topic: Southern District Cases

After a hearing on the approval of a disclosure statement, Judge Edward J. Coleman of the Middle District of Georgia ruled that the absolute priority rule and new value exception apply in individual Chapter 11 cases.  In re Rogers , Ch. 11 Case No. ... Read full article

Bankruptcy lawyers regularly caution debtors to avoid unusual financial transactions, including credit card charges, cash withdrawals, and the like, prior to filing their case.  This is a case in which a pro se debtor withdrew several thousand dollars in ... Read full article

In the case of In re Conner , Ch. 7 Case No. 09-42532, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 4481 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. ... Read full article

In In re Brown , Ch. 13 Case No. 12-12316 , 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 3696 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Sept. ... Read full article

In the case of In re Conner , Ch. 7 Case No. 09-42532, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 4481 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. ... Read full article

In In re Brown , Ch. 13 Case No. 12-12316 , 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 3696 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Sept. ... Read full article

In In re Chastagner , Ch. 7 Case No. 12-11488, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 3240,(Bankr. S.D. Ga. August 8, 2013) ( click here for .pdf of opinion ), Judge Barrett, in a thorough discussion of Georgia title pawn law, held that a Chapter 7 debtor cannot avoid a lien ... Read full article

Bankruptcy lawyers regularly caution debtors to avoid unusual financial transactions, including credit card charges, cash withdrawals, and the like, prior to filing their case.  This is a case in which a pro se debtor withdrew several thousand dollars in ... Read full article

Many debtors arrive in Bankruptcy Court having committed missteps, or even misconduct, in their financial affairs and dealings with others.  Even for these debtors, Bankruptcy is often an opportunity for them to get a "fresh start."  However, ... Read full article

Many debtors arrive in Bankruptcy Court having committed missteps, or even misconduct, in their financial affairs and dealings with others.  Even for these debtors, Bankruptcy is often an opportunity for them to get a "fresh start."  However, ... Read full article

It is common for Chapter 11 debtors to have significant tax claims.  Under the Bankruptcy Code, tax claimants have priority status and must be paid in full, with interest, within sixty months of the petition date rather than the effective date of a plan. ... Read full article

Jim Donnan has more problems with the SEC, but this time it is the Securities and Exchange Commission and not the other football teams in the Southeastern Conference.  Donnan, the football coach for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1996-2000 was sued by the SEC ... Read full article

In re Randi's, Inc ., Ch. 11 Case No. ... Read full article