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McGuireWoods Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA’s 2026 Leading Lawyers Guide - McGuireWoods

06/04/2026 McGuireWoods Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA’s 2026 Leading Lawyers Guide  McGuireWoods [more]
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Recent Bankruptcies and Layoffs Hit US Trucking and Logistics Firms - News and Statistics - IndexBox

06/04/2026 Recent Bankruptcies and Layoffs Hit US Trucking and Logistics Firms - News and Statistics  IndexBox [more]
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Freight distress spreads as bankruptcies, layoffs top 600 jobs - Yahoo Finance

06/04/2026 Freight distress spreads as bankruptcies, layoffs top 600 jobs  Yahoo Finance [more]
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Can insolvency proceedings shield you in a cheque bounce case? The legal conflict, explained - The Indian Express

06/04/2026 Can insolvency proceedings shield you in a cheque bounce case? The legal conflict, explained  The Indian Express [more]
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FAT Brands Bankruptcy Sale Approved by Texas Court - L'Express Franchise

06/04/2026 FAT Brands Bankruptcy Sale Approved by Texas Court  L'Express Franchise [more]
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FAT Brands Bankruptcy Sale Approved by Texas Court - L'Express Franchise

06/04/2026 FAT Brands Bankruptcy Sale Approved by Texas Court  L'Express Franchise [more]
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Rambam: Shvuot, Chapter 11 - Chabad.org

06/04/2026 Rambam: Shvuot, Chapter 11  Chabad.org [more]
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Reports: Developer Jeff Tegethoff Files for Chapter-11 Bankruptcy Protection – News - krmsradio.com

06/03/2026 Reports: Developer Jeff Tegethoff Files for Chapter-11 Bankruptcy Protection – News  krmsradio.com [more]
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Developer Jeff Tegethoff's Company Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - LakeExpo.com

06/03/2026 Developer Jeff Tegethoff's Company Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  LakeExpo.com [more]
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Prominent developer Jeff Tegethoff's firms file for bankruptcy - The Business Journals

06/03/2026 Prominent developer Jeff Tegethoff's firms file for bankruptcy  The Business Journals [more]
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Blogs

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

11th Circuit: Equitable Tolling Still Does Not Apply To Deadline For §523 Discharge Complaints

09/23/2025 “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” Samuel Beckett in Worstword, Ho. Many have tried to extend the deadline for discharge complaints that is found in Bankruptcy Rule 4007(c), almost always after missing the deadline. The Eleventh Circuit recently [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Bankruptcy Deadlines, Bankruptcy Rules, chapter 7, discharge, Eleventh Circuit Cases, equitable tolling, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog

Trustee Cannot Avoid Deed Because Every Letter Of the Notary’s Signature Was Not Fully Discernible

09/17/2025 In Barger v. Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Adv. Proc. No. 23-5164-bem, 2025 WL 1416871 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. May 15, 2025), the Chapter 7 Trustee sought to avoid a deed because every letter of the notary’s name was not fully discernible in the signature. The Court previously granted summary judgment to the [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, bankruptcy trustee, chapter 7, Deed, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Northern District Cases, Security Deed

Manufactured Home Is Not “Motor Vehicle” So Cram Down Of Secured Loan In Chapter 13 Plan Is Not Prohibited By Hanging Paragraph of §1325(a)

09/16/2025 In re Thomas, Ch. 13 Case No. 24-10535-RMM, 2025 WL 1373615 (Bankr. M.D. Ga. May 12, 2025). Debtors’ Chapter 13 Plan proposed to reduce the secured creditor’s claim to the value of the manufactured home that served as collateral. The sole legal issue was whether a manufactured home that was [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 13, chapter 13 plan, Consumer Bankruptcy Guide, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Hanging Paragraph, Manufacured Home, Middle District Cases, Mobile Home, secured debt

11th Circuit – Damages for False Imprisonment are Nondischargeable as Willful and Malicious Injury

08/05/2025 In Watson v. Bradsher and Ali, 2025 WL 2205853 (11th Cir. August 4, 2025), the Debtor met Plaintiffs at a bar and invited one of them to go home with him. She sternly rejected his advances and moved with her friend to another part of the bar. Debtor tried to pay his tab and could not find his [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 7, discharge, Eleventh Circuit Cases, Exceptions to Discharge, false imprisonment, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Northern District Cases, Willful and Malicious Injury

The Use of Trusts in Mortgage Loan Financing

06/25/2025 Trusts are being used more often for financing mortgage loans, which can be an effective way to optimize asset management and minimize lender risk. Key Benefits of Using Trusts in Mortgage Loan Financing Titling Trusts for Mortgage Loans: A Titling Trust holds the legal title to mortgage [more]
Tags: Bankruptcy Blogs, BankruptcyandRestructuringBlog, mortgage loan, trusts

Real Property Owned By Dissolved LLC Was Not Property Of Individual Member’s Bankruptcy Estate

06/25/2025 In In re Kimball, Ch. 7 Case No. 24-11036-pmb, 667 B.R. 487 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2025) (click here for pdf) , the Lender foreclosed on commercial property owned by a limited liability company on August 6, 2024. The LLC, in turn, was owned by an individual Debtor who had filed a Chapter 13 case on August [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, automatic stay, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 7, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, limited liability company, llc, Northern District Cases, property of the estate, real property