Chiefs’ Rashee Rice faces financial trouble as $3.45M debt comes to light - The Big Lead
Chiefs’ Rashee Rice faces financial trouble as $3.45M debt comes to light The Big Lead Read full article
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A Detroit Jury Ordered Broadcaster Kevin Adell to Pay $62.2 Million, Then He Filed for Bankruptcy — Now His ‘Rain Man’ Buick Is in Doubt - Yahoo
A Detroit Jury Ordered Broadcaster Kevin Adell to Pay $62.2 Million, Then He Filed for Bankruptcy — Now His ‘Rain Man’ Buick Is in Doubt Yahoo Read full article
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice files for bankruptcy listing over $3.45M in debts - Daily Times
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice files for bankruptcy listing over $3.45M in debts Daily Times Read full article
Outback Steakhouse closes 10 restaurants. Are Ohio locations safe? - Cincinnati Enquirer
Outback Steakhouse closes 10 restaurants. Are Ohio locations safe? Cincinnati Enquirer Read full article
Dean Norris' Restaurant Revenue Falls By Millions, Bankruptcy Docs Revealed Amid Divorce Buzz - BollywoodShaadis
Dean Norris' Restaurant Revenue Falls By Millions, Bankruptcy Docs Reveal Read full article
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Shotgun Pleadings Get Blown Away
It is not very hard to plead cases under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. However, some rules are honored more in the breach. Take Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2) which requires a "short and plain statement of the claim." A short and plain statement makes it easier to draft a responsive answer without Read full article
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