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The Disconnect Between Foreclosures and Bankruptcies

Recently, the American Financial Services Association posted a blurb on their website “Spotlight on Financial Ser

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T or Mr. Smith Goes to McDonald's

Last week, an incident was reported in Above the Law, that most entertaining blawg which calls itself “A Legal Tabloid.” William P.

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Deepening Insolvency: Reports of Its Death Were Greatly Exaggerated

On May 18, the Delaware Supreme Court issued a major ruling on so-called “deepening insolvency” liability of corporate officers and directors.

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Bankruptcy Landscape is Turning Grey

This will come as no surprise to practitioners in the trenches of consumer bankruptcy law, but . . . . the face of America’s debtor population is acquiring wrinkles.

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Its Not Final Until Its Over

A little understood aspect of the automatic stay is the effect of a bankruptcy filing on a judgment debtor’s appeal rights.

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A New Kind of Tax Shelter That Also Doesn’t Work, and Why Do Molehills Turn Into Mountains?

James and Beverly Nichols filed their 2001 federal income tax return on January 20, 2002. The return showed that they were entitled to a refund in the amount of $2,231.57.

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