Listen to this article Where a post-confirmation motion to reopen has been filed in three unrelated Chapter 13 cases, there is no estate property to be administered if […]
Bankruptcy – Fee motion – Untimeliness
Listen to this article Where a debtor filed a motion for fees and costs following the dismissal of an involuntary Chapter 11 petition, the fee motion was untimely, […]
Bankruptcy – Mortgage – Eviction
Listen to this article Where a bank has moved for relief from the automatic stay in order to evict the debtor, that motion should be granted in part, […]
Bankruptcy – Chapter 93A – Mortgage
Listen to this article Where a debtor has filed an objection to a proof of claim related to his mortgage loan, the objection should be overruled because the […]
Bankruptcy – Discharge injunction – FDCPA
Listen to this article Where a plaintiff has brought suit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claiming that letters the defendants sent were an attempt to collect […]
Joinder deadline OK, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel rules
Listen to this article A bankruptcy court can set a deadline for creditors to join an involuntary petition, the 1st Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has ruled on a […]
Bankruptcy – Involuntary petition – Joinder
Listen to this article Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed an involuntary bankruptcy petition, that decision should be affirmed because the appellants’ assignments of error reflect a […]
Bankruptcy – Reorganization plan | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Listen to this article Where objections have been raised to confirmation of a joint plan of reorganization, each of the requirements of 11 U.S.C. §1129 will have been […]
Well runs dry for ‘extra’ Chapter 7 trustee pay
Listen to this article Attorneys who may have been looking forward to a sweetening of their compensation for service as Chapter 7 trustees have for the second year […]
Bankruptcies up 16 percent, U.S. Judiciary reports
Listen to this article Bankruptcy filings rose 16 percent during the 12-month period ending March 31, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Judiciary. The Administrative […]