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June 15, 2024 - 2 new headlines

What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets - Newsday

06/15/2024 What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets  Newsday [more]
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Giuliani accused of spending money meant for bankruptcy case on his girlfriend and her daughter - Yahoo Singapore News

06/15/2024 Giuliani accused of spending money meant for bankruptcy case on his girlfriend and her daughter  Yahoo Singapore News [more]
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US court allows sale of Alex Jones' assets - DW (English)

06/14/2024 US court allows sale of Alex Jones' assets  DW (English) [more]
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Judge Converts Alex Jones Ch. 11, Tosses Media Co.'s Case - Law360

06/14/2024 Judge Converts Alex Jones Ch. 11, Tosses Media Co.'s Case  Law360 [more]
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Alex Jones' Personal Assets to Be Sold to Pay $1.5B Sandy Hook Debt. Company Bankruptcy is Dismissed - The National Herald

06/14/2024 Alex Jones' Personal Assets to Be Sold to Pay $1.5B Sandy Hook Debt. Company Bankruptcy is Dismissed  The National Herald [more]
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Alex Jones' assets to be sold to pay $2.4b to Sandy Hook victims - 1News

06/14/2024 Alex Jones' assets to be sold to pay $2.4b to Sandy Hook victims  1News [more]
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Diamond Sports Group asks for emergency hearing over league demands in bankruptcy case - Awful Announcing

06/14/2024 Diamond Sports Group asks for emergency hearing over league demands in bankruptcy case  Awful Announcing [more]
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Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt - WOAI

06/14/2024 Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt  WOAI [more]
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Blistering Dissents Belie Justices' Penchant For Consensus - Law360

06/14/2024 Blistering Dissents Belie Justices' Penchant For Consensus  Law360 [more]
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Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets to help pay debt over false Sandy Hook shooting claims - ABC News

06/14/2024 Alex Jones ordered to liquidate assets to help pay debt over false Sandy Hook shooting claims  ABC News [more]
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Blogs

LaVie Care Centers (and 281 Related Entities) File Chapter 11 Petitions in the Northern District of Georgia

06/14/2024 I don’t typically post about new Chapter 11 filings unless there is something compelling about them, but almost 300 Chapter 11 cases for Lavie Care Centers and related entities filed on the same day qualifies as news here in the Northern District of Georgia. The Motion for Joint [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Chapter 11, chapter 7, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, LaVie Care Centers, News and Comments, Northern District Cases

US Trustee Investigating Possible Scheme to Take Debtors’ Equity in Real Property in Multiple Cases; Lawyer Sanctioned

05/14/2024 In a very detailed 91-page Order entered in the Northern District of Georgia- and adopted by all Judges in the District – Judge Sacca addressed serious concerns of the United States Trustee over the handling of a Chapter 13 case by the Debtor’s lawyer. The United States Trustee is also [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 13, chapter 7, Consumer Bankruptcy Guide, elder abuse, Elder law, Eleventh Circuit Cases, flipping, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, Georgia State Cases, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Middle District Cases, Miscellaneous Cases, News and Comments, Northern District Cases, we buy houses

Terms of Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan Prohibit Malpractice Claim Against Debtor’s Counsel

04/03/2024 The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issues a reminder to debtors’ counsel that they can protect themselves with beneficial (boilerplate) terms in a Chapter 11 Plan. In In re SC SJ Holdings, LLC, 2024 WL 1328233 (3rd. Cir. March 28, 2024), the Debtor was the owner of a hotel that was operated [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Chapter 11, Chapter 11 Plan, Corporate & Fiduciary Litigation, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Miscellaneous Cases, Plan of Reorganization, reorganization, Small Business Bankruptcy, Uncategorized

Bankruptcy and Divorce (Vol. 73) – Agreements to Transfer Property

03/14/2024 An entire blog could be devoted to the intersection of Bankruptcy and divorce, but for this post we will look at what happens when a divorce decree (or final settlement agreement) requires that one of the spouses transfer his or her interest in real property to the other spouse, but before the [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, chapter 7, Chapter 7 Trustee, divorce, divorce decree, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Miscellaneous Cases, Northern District Cases, real property

Section 523(a) Exceptions to Discharge Do Not Apply to Subchapter V Corporate Debtors

02/22/2024 … at least in Judge Sigler’s Court in the Northern District of Georgia. Primary Investments Group, Inc. v. RA Custom Design Inc., 2024 WL 607716, Adv. Proc. No. 23-05193-sms (February 13, 2024). The holding is consistent with most courts that have ruled on the issue, with the exception [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Chapter 11, discharge, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Northern District Cases, Subchapter V

The Discharge Injunction – Violations and Damages

02/09/2024 It seems like violations of the discharge injunction get much less publicity than violations of the automatic stay.  Perhaps that is because by the time a discharge is entered the creditor has received the message.  When there is a violation the Eleventh Circuit has a good body of law on [more]
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Meet Judge Robinson

01/01/2024 Shad Robinson took the bench as the twelfth bankruptcy judge to serve in the Western District of Texas on February 21, 2023. Judge Robinson, by his own telling, took an unlikely path to law school and practicing bankruptcy law. He is fairly unique among his bankruptcy colleagues in that he practiced [more]
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Supreme Court Strikes Blow for Deciding Cases and Explains What Is Jurisdictional and What Is Not

11/26/2023 Author's Note: I started writing this post in April. My life has been a bit busy this year so I haven't blogged as much as in prior years. If you are already familiar with the holding of Moac Mall Holdings, you may want to skip to the end to the What It Means section.In Justice Ketanji Brown [more]
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The Valuation Paradox

10/18/2023 In the program Who Killed the Company? Tips and Trends in Claims and Defenses, Judge Marvin Isgur and his fellow panelists confronted issues such as in pari delicto, insurance coverage and waiver of fiduciary duties. However, one discussion led by Judge Isgur focused on whether solvency should be [more]
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NCBJ 2023: The View from Austin

10/15/2023  The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges came to Austin for its 2023 conference with the slogan Blues, Barbecue and Bankruptcy. Here are some images from the conference.    Sheriff Ronnie King was the Master of Ceremonies for the Conference.   Chief Judge [more]
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