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 […]
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 […]
Plaintiffs Move to Prevent Johnson & Johnson’s Plans in 3rd Talc Bankruptcy
Plaintiffs lawyers in the talcum powder litigation escalated their attack on Johnson & Johnson, moving on Tuesday to prevent a planned third bankruptcy from being filed outside New […]
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 […]
Red Lobster Bankruptcy Will Test New Jersey’s Stricter WARN Act
As Orlando-based Red Lobster begins reorganization under Chapter 11, displaced workers at the chain’s New Jersey restaurants are filing suits. The litigation will provide an early application of New […]