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11th Circuit and 2 Live Crew: Contingent Copyright Termination Rights Are Property of the Bankruptcy Estate, but Questions Remain
06/04/2026 ...[more]Is Trustee Required to Disclose Information Voluntarily Provided by a Creditor on a Confidential Basis?
06/04/2026 ...[more]US Supreme Court – “Reasonable Time” Requirement Applies to Rule 60(b) Motions to Vacate Void Judgments
02/10/2026 ...[more]11th Circuit: Equitable Tolling Still Does Not Apply To Deadline For §523 Discharge Complaints
09/26/2025 ...[more]Trustee Cannot Avoid Deed Because Every Letter Of the Notary’s Signature Was Not Fully Discernible
09/23/2025 ...[more]11th Circuit – Damages for False Imprisonment are Nondischargeable as Willful and Malicious Injury
08/05/2025 ...[more]Real Property Owned By Dissolved LLC Was Not Property Of Individual Member’s Bankruptcy Estate
06/28/2025 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. ...[more]Judge Coleman – Vehicle Cannot Be Exempted as Tool of Trade
06/17/2025 In In re Cady , Ch. 7 No. 24-41026-ejc, 2025 WL 1587266 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. June 4, 2025) the issue was whether the Debtor, a real estate agent, could claim an exemption in her vehicle as a tool of the trade. ...[more]When Should A Corporation File Chapter 7?
05/04/2025 When an individual files for Chapter 7 relief, the goal is to keep their exempt property and discharge their dischargable debts. A corporation does not receive either of these benefits in Chapter 7, meaning that it turns over all of its property to be ...[more]Official Bankruptcy Forms Revised To Reflect April 1, 2025 Dollar Amount Adjustments Now In Effect
04/01/2025 ...[more]Homestead Exemption: Double Exemption Available Where Debtor Does Not Have Sole Ownership Of Residence
11/26/2024 ...[more]LaVie Care Centers (and 281 Related Entities) File Chapter 11 Petitions in the Northern District of Georgia
06/14/2024 ...[more]US Trustee Investigating Possible Scheme to Take Debtors’ Equity in Real Property in Multiple Cases; Lawyer Sanctioned
05/14/2024 ...[more]The Trap of Merchant Cash Advances and Financing
09/22/2022 If you have a business, you have no doubt received advertisements for “ merchant cash advances ,” “merchant loans” or “merchant financing,” whether or not those specific terms are used. If in doubt, just do a search for those terms and you will get a ...[more]In Case of First Impression 11th Circuit Holds Debt of PACA Trustee Not Excepted From Discharge Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(4).
09/09/2022 ...[more]In a Case of First Impression, 11th Circuit Rules “New Value” Can Be Both Preference Defense and Administrative Claim
08/02/2022 In Auriga Polymers, Inc. v. PMCM2, LLC, as Liquidating Trustee , No. 20-14647, 2022 WL 2800195 (11th Cir. ...[more]