Burger franchisee closes 60 stores, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - Yahoo Finance
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A Cyberattack Hit Family-Owned Christmas Central at Peak Season. Now It's Filing for Bankruptcy - inc.com
A Cyberattack Hit Family-Owned Christmas Central at Peak Season. Now It's Filing for Bankruptcy inc.com Read full article
Meritage Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Strengthen Its Balance Sheet and Position the Company for Long-Term Success - manilatimes.net
314 Wendy’s restaurants will keep serving guests as Meritage files for Chapter 11 - Stock Titan
314 Wendy’s restaurants will keep serving guests as Meritage files for Chapter 11 Stock Titan Read full article
Meritage Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Strengthen Its Balance Sheet and Position the Company for Long-Term Success - Yahoo Finance
Meritage Initiates Voluntary Chapter 11 Process to Strengthen Its Balance Sheet and Position the Company for Long-Term Success Yahoo Finance Read full article
Judge OKs Omnicare Plan That Will Settle $1B In Fraud Claims - Law360
Judge OKs Omnicare Plan That Will Settle $1B In Fraud Claims L Read full article
57-year-old burger chain franchisee files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - fresnobee.com
57-year-old burger chain franchisee files Chapter 11 bankruptcy fresnobee.com Read full article
U.S. Trustee seeks to convert Jade Presents bankruptcy to Chapter 7 liquidation - Valley News Live
U.S. Trustee seeks to convert Jade Presents bankruptcy to Chapter 7 liquidation Valley News Live Read full article
Jade Presents and Tickets300 seek to convert to Chapter 7 bankruptcy - The Mighty 790 KFGO
Jade Presents and Tickets300 seek to convert to Chapter 7 bankruptcy The Mighty 790 KFGO Read full article
TV Azteca Files Ch. 15 Seeking Recognition Of Mexican Reorg - Law360
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Waivers Must Be Knowing, Voluntary and Intelligent
Ever since Stern v. Marshall , bankruptcy lawyers are frequently asked to consent to entry of final orders by the Bankruptcy Court. I routinely agree to consent because the Bankruptcy Court is a familiar forum and the judges are a known quantity. Occasionally I will say no for strategic reasons. Read full article
Debtors Have to Show Up for 727 Trials: A Cautionary Tale
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) Read full article
11th Circuit: Subchapter S Election is Not Property of the Bankruptcy Estate
Camp Mystic illustrates That Insurance Can Be Property of the Estate
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. Read full article
Georgia’s New $50,000 Homestead Exemption (And Why It’s Really Worth More)
What Should I Discuss With My Bankruptcy Lawyer? Here Are A Few Things Beyond The Worksheets
Supreme Court Rejects Fifth Circuit's Approach to Judicial Estoppel
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. Read full article