Listen to this article Where a creditor who made loans to assist a debtor in opening a restaurant obtained a default judgment in the amount of $77,851.34 against […]
Bankruptcy – Confirmation – Motion to reopen
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 […]
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Finds Ex-Judge David Jones Acted in Bad Faith in Connection With Informal Interview
A chief bankruptcy judge in Texas has found that embattled former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of Houston acted in bad faith for participating in a recent interview […]
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 […]
Kirkland’s $40 Million Haul from Rite Aid Bankruptcy Doubles Initial Compensation for Opioid Victims
After a contentious eight-month process that involved settlements with lenders, creditors and the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as more than 1,600 lawsuits suing the pharmacy for […]
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 […]
Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge Declines Jackson Walker Deposition
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of the Southern District of Texas, who resigned after admitting to a romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker partner who appeared […]