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August 27, 2026 - 19 new headlines

Womble Adds Restructuring Partner Mark Eckard in Wilmington - Bloomberg Law News

08/27/2026 Womble Adds Restructuring Partner Mark Eckard in Wilmington  Bloomberg Law News [more]
Tags: Lawsuits, News

Brewery stops making beer, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - thestreet.com

08/27/2026 Brewery stops making beer, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy  thestreet.com [more]
Tags: News, Reorganizations

Major supplier to Walmart, Safeway, files for bankruptcy, ‘winding down operations’ - AL.com

08/27/2026 Major supplier to Walmart, Safeway, files for bankruptcy, ‘winding down operations’  AL.com [more]
Tags: Liquidation, News

Red Lobster Is Closing Restaurants: See Complete List of Doomed Locations for 2026 - inc.com

08/27/2026 Red Lobster Is Closing Restaurants: See Complete List of Doomed Locations for 2026  inc.com [more]
Tags: News, Reorganizations

Popular Local RV Repair Business Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy’ - WhatNow

08/27/2026 Popular Local RV Repair Business Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy’  WhatNow [more]
Tags: Cases of Interest, News

Freight bankruptcies pile up as carriers, logistics firms seek court protection - FreightWaves

08/27/2026 Freight bankruptcies pile up as carriers, logistics firms seek court protection  FreightWaves [more]
Tags: Filings, News

Jamie Carragher hit with HMRC bankruptcy petition over unpaid tax bill - The Guardian

08/27/2026 Jamie Carragher hit with HMRC bankruptcy petition over unpaid tax bill  The Guardian [more]
Tags: Cases of Interest, News

Three Months After Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy: Where the Engines Went? - Air Cargo Week

08/27/2026 Three Months After Spirit Airlines Bankruptcy: Where the Engines Went?  Air Cargo Week [more]
Tags: 363 Sales, News

No Bull Mattress & More files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Furniture Today

08/27/2026 No Bull Mattress & More files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  Furniture Today [more]
Tags: Filings, News

Rebel Creamery Files for Bankruptcy After Lawsuit - Legal Reader

08/27/2026 Rebel Creamery Files for Bankruptcy After Lawsuit  Legal Reader [more]
Tags: Cases of Interest, News

Blogs

Debtors Have to Show Up for 727 Trials: A Cautionary Tale

08/21/2026  A recent Fifth Circuit opinion brought back memories of a case I was involved with as a young lawyer. The lesson to be learned is that debtors are required to appear for a hearing on a complaint objecting to discharge regardless of whether they have been subpoenaed. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 4002(a)(2) [more]
Tags: ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog, Bankruptcy Blogs, discharge, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Rule 4002, Sec. 727

Camp Mystic illustrates That Insurance Can Be Property of the Estate

07/12/2026 A motion to lift the automatic stay to allow a tort claimant to proceed against the debtor's insurance coverage is one of the simpler pleadings to file in bankruptcy. Because insurance involves a third party's obligation to defend a suit or pay claims, property of the estate is not implicated. While [more]
Tags: ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog, Bankruptcy Blogs, Camp Mystic, Fifth Circuit insurance, property of the estate

Georgia’s New $50,000 Homestead Exemption (And Why It’s Really Worth More)

06/30/2026 On July 1, 2026 the Georgia Homestead Exemption increases from $21,500.00 to $50,000.00 for an individual debtor, or a double exemption of $100,000.00 if a non-filing spouse is also a co-owner. This is a dramatic increase for Georgia, and opens up Chapter 7 for many people who are facing bankruptcy [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 13, chapter 7, Consumer Bankruptcy Guide, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Homestead Exemptions, News and Comments, Northern District Cases, Uncategorized

What Should I Discuss With My Bankruptcy Lawyer? Here Are A Few Things Beyond The Worksheets

06/29/2026 A recent Order from our Bankruptcy Court highlights several important considerations when choosing a bankruptcy lawyer and planning your case. On June 26, 2026, Judge Sacca, joined by the other judges in the Northern District of Georgia, entered a 147-page Order permanently disbarring a lawyer and [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, bankruptcy consultation, chapter 13, chapter 7, Consumer Bankruptcy Guide, front page only bankruptcy, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, initial consultation', News and Comments, Northern District Cases, skeletal petition

Supreme Court Rejects Fifth Circuit's Approach to Judicial Estoppel

06/24/2026  The Fifth Circuit has long applied judicial estoppel aggressively when a debtor fails to list a cause of action. It once held (in a panel opinion overruled by the en banc court) that a trustee was bound by a debtor's failure to disclose assets. Reed v. City of Arlington, 620 F.3d 477 (5th Cir. [more]
Tags: ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog, Bankruptcy Blogs, judicial estoppel, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme Court

US Supreme Court Rules on Judicial Estoppel in Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Case

06/11/2026 Make sure you are disclosing ALL property, including any personal injury or other claims you might have against any other party. That includes disclosing it after your Bankruptcy case is filed in a Chapter 13 case. I expect the debtor might prevail on remand because he apparently promptly notified [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 13, chapter 7, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, judicial estoppel, Personal Injury, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court Cases

11th Circuit and 2 Live Crew: Contingent Copyright Termination Rights Are Property of the Bankruptcy Estate, but Questions Remain

06/03/2026 In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit addressed the intersection of Copyright Law and Bankruptcy Law, and whether an artist’s statutory copyright termination rights are property of the Bankruptcy Estate. Lil’ Joe Records, Inc. v. Mark Ross, Luther Campbell, et al., 2026 WL [more]
Tags: 2 Live Crew, Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Chapter 11, chapter 7, copyright, Eleventh Circuit Cases, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, News and Comments, property of the estate

Is Trustee Required to Disclose Information Voluntarily Provided by a Creditor on a Confidential Basis?

06/02/2026 In In re Newport 222 Mitchell Street, L.P., 2026 WL 1488930, Ch. 7 Case No. 24-54060-sms (Bankr. N.D. Ga. May 27, 2026) (click here for .pdf) a creditor sought to compel the Chapter 7 Trustee to furnish information voluntarily provided to him by another creditor on a confidential basis. The basis [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, bankruptcy trustee, Chapte7, chapter 7, Chapter 7 Trustee, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Northern District Cases

Georgia Homestead Exemption Increases to $50,000.00/$100,000.00 on July 1, 2026

05/12/2026 If you are contemplating filing for Bankruptcy and own a home, you probably will want to consider waiting a few weeks. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed House Bill HB 1024, which increases the Georgia Homestead Exemption from the current $21,500.00 to $50,000.00 effective July 1, 2026. If the [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 13, chapter 7, Consumer Bankruptcy Guide, exemptions, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, Georgia State Cases, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, homestead, Homestead Exemptions, News and Comments

US Supreme Court – “Reasonable Time” Requirement Applies to Rule 60(b) Motions to Vacate Void Judgments

02/10/2026 Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, Trustee, 2026 WL 135998 (January 20, 2026) (click here for .pdf).  In 2014, Debtor Vista-Pro Automotive, LLC filed an adversary proceeding against Coney Island to recover $50,000.00 in unpaid invoices. Coney Island did not answer and a default [more]
Tags: Adversary Proceeding, Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 7, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, rule 60, Supreme Court, US Supreme Court Cases