Major Wendy’s franchisee declares bankruptcy - Restaurant Dive
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Operator of more than 300 Wendy’s locations files for bankruptcy as chain’s struggles mount - Yahoo Finance
Operator of more than 300 Wendy’s locations files for bankruptcy as chain’s struggles mount Yahoo Finance Read full article
US Bankruptcy: Texas, Delaware judges take supermajority of bankruptcy cases; SDNY shifts focus to cross-border mega cases - Bankruptcy Data Insights - know.creditsights.com
US Bankruptcy: Texas, Delaware judges take supermajority of bankruptcy cases; SDNY shifts focus to cross-border mega cases - Bankruptcy Data Insights Read full article
CVS division completes Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation - thestreet.com
CVS division completes Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation thestreet.com Read full article
Meritage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US - Yahoo Finance
Meritage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US Yahoo Finance Read full article
Meritage files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Wendy’s traffic hits 30-year low - crainsgrandrapids.com
Meritage files Chapter 11 bankruptcy after Wendy’s traffic hits 30-year low crainsgrandrapids.com Read full article
airBaltic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection - TRAICY Global
airBaltic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection TRAICY Global Read full article
House Passes Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act - ABF Journal
House Passes Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act ABF Journal Read full article
Meritage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US - Verdict Food Service
Meritage files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in US Verdict Food Service Read full article
Christmas Central Parent Files Chapter 11 With Up to $50 Million in Liabilities - TechStock²
Christmas Central Parent Files Chapter 11 With Up to $50 Million in Liabilities TechStock² Read full article
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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)
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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