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Iconic fast-food chain operator files Chapter 11 bankruptcy - TheStreet

10/05/2024 Iconic fast-food chain operator files Chapter 11 bankruptcy  TheStreet [more]
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Spirit Airlines considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid financial struggles and debt deadline - Aviation24.be

10/05/2024 Spirit Airlines considers Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid financial struggles and debt deadline  Aviation24.be [more]
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Blogs

Don’t Pay Fact Witnesses (With a Surprising Bankruptcy Twist)

07/18/2024 I am straying off the strict topic of Bankruptcy law and into an area of general litigation and attorney ethics that has come up in one of my pending cases.  When it is OK for a lawyer to pay, or offer to pay, a witness in a pending case? The common sense answer that probably comes to mind [more]
Tags: Atlanta bankruptcy, Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer, bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Blogs, Bribery, Chapter 11, chapter 7, Corporate & Fiduciary Litigation, discharge, Georgia bankruptcy, Georgia Bankruptcy Lawyer, GeorgiaBankruptcyBlog, Miscellaneous Cases, News and Comments

Farewell to Chevron Deference

07/08/2024 One of the many controversial opinions coming from the Supreme Court at the end of its term was Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451 (6/28/24) which abolished what is known as Chevron deference. The commentators on the podcasts that I listen to were aghast that the Supreme Court felt [more]
Tags: ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog, Bankruptcy Blogs, Chevron deference, Loper-Bright, PPP Loans, Supreme Court

Supreme Court Nixes Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases

07/07/2024 In an opinion that resolves decades of circuit court splits, the Supreme Court ruled against allowing nonconsensual third-party releases. Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, LP, No. 23-124 (6/27/24) which can be found here.  While the opinion is emphatic in its rejection of extra-textual plan [more]
Tags: ATexasBankruptcyLawyersBlog, Bankruptcy Blogs, Karl Marx, Purdue Pharma, Sesame Street, Supreme Court, Third-party release

Bankruptcy Judge Calls Out Brown Rudnick’s 50% Increase In Hourly Fees

07/03/2024 It is expensive to stay in Bankruptcy. Last month a Brown Rudnick lawyer tried to increase his hourly rate from $1,000 per hour to $1,500 per hour. Chief Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein in Delaware rejected the increase, “saying that no client would approve such a steep fee hike in the [more]
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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]
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How Much Do You Have to Be in Debt to File Chapter 7?

05/09/2024 If you find yourself struggling with debt, you may be considering filing for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy can provide a fresh start and the opportunity to rebuild your financial life. But how much debt do you need to have in order to qualify for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy? There is no specific amount of debt [more]
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Bankruptcy and Foreclosure

04/16/2024 Many people fall behind on their mortgages. While some lenders are more than willing to work with homeowners who get behind on their payments, this is the exception rather than the rule. If you fall too far behind on your payments, your mortgage lender will likely begin the foreclosure process. One [more]
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New Bankruptcy Laws

04/16/2024 In 2005, former president George W. Bush signed into law a major reform of bankruptcy law. This reform, called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, changed bankruptcy law in a variety of ways. In general, filing for bankruptcy became slightly more complicated due to the [more]
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Bankruptcy and Divorce

04/16/2024 Often, divorce proceedings and assets lost in a divorce can make it necessary to file for bankruptcy in Arizona. In fact, the Phoenix bankruptcy lawyers at EZ Legal Fees by EZ Legal Fees by WantAFreshStart know divorce is one of the more common reasons people choose to file. If you are still [more]
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