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Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

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RadLAX Oral Argument - Part II: What's Indubitably Bothering the Supreme Court Justices Equivalently

[4/24 Update: Part I here] As I noted three years ago in my " What's Bothering Ruthie?" post on Justice Ginsburg's one-liner that stopped the Chrysler sale dead in its tracks, today's Supreme Court oral argument in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v

Attorneys Fees in Undersecured Bankruptcy Mortgage Claims

You might be able to pay off what you are behind on a mortgage over a three to five year period, but not all at once like your mortgage servicer is demanding. Chapter 13 provides the powerful right to force a payment plan on a mortgage lender who

Help! Fees are eating at my retirement plan

Investing your retirement money shouldn't cost you money. Here's how to fight account charges.

Treasury weighs sale of money-losing bonds

Why would an investor buy a negative-yielding bond? Here's why Treasury is mulling their sale.

Moving IRA assets under divorce decree

If you correctly transfer your IRA assets to your ex-spouse, it will not be a taxable event.

Beat bad financial habits to boost savings

Turn your spending habits into a compulsion to save money and rescue your personal finances.

Can you get rich in a class-action lawsuit?

You've received notice of eligibility to join a class-action lawsuit. Should you bother?

“My iPad Works!” Join Me at the Dallas Belo Mansion – we’ll review my top 10 apps and more

Please come join us on Weds, April 25 at the 7:45a meeting of the Dallas Area Discussion Group, at the Belo Mansion in downtown Dallas. I’ll “show” you “how” I use an iPad in my work, with a focus the top 10 apps used by me - and we’ll cover much

Bankruptcy Sales:Not So Free and Clear

Denise Frederico was injured October 15, 2008, when the FedEx truck she was driving hit a telephone pole, allegedly because the truck was defective. The truck was manufactured in 1994 by Grumman Olson Industries, Inc. (“Grumman”). In 2009, Ms

Bankruptcy Sales:Not So Free and Clear

Denise Frederico was injured October 15, 2008, when the FedEx truck she was driving hit a telephone pole, allegedly because the truck was defective. The truck was manufactured in 1994 by Grumman Olson Industries, Inc. (“Grumman”). In 2009, Ms

Bankruptcy Sales:Not So Free and Clear

Denise Frederico was injured October 15, 2008, when the FedEx truck she was driving hit a telephone pole, allegedly because the truck was defective. The truck was manufactured in 1994 by Grumman Olson Industries, Inc. (“Grumman”). In 2009, Ms

Bankruptcy Sales:Not So Free and Clear

Denise Frederico was injured October 15, 2008, when the FedEx truck she was driving hit a telephone pole, allegedly because the truck was defective. The truck was manufactured in 1994 by Grumman Olson Industries, Inc. (“Grumman”). In 2009, Ms


A Chicago Bankruptcy Case Lands at the US Supreme Court: The RadLAX Oral Argument - Part I

[4/24 Update: Part II here] Chicago bankruptcy professionals descended on the US Supreme Court to catch the final chapter in the RadLAX bankruptcy saga, one that had a remarkably swift journey to the highest court of the land. The case started as the


A Chicago Bankruptcy Case Lands at the US Supreme Court: The RadLAX Oral Argument - Part I

Chicago bankruptcy professionals descended on the US Supreme Court to catch the final chapter in the RadLAX bankruptcy saga, one that had a remarkably swift journey to the highest court of the land. The case started as the neglected stepchild of

Fix Mistakes on Medical Bills

Do you know that even a small error in the spelling of your name, your address or a couple inverted numbers can affect how, or if, your insurance company pays your medical bills. We can’t stress strongly enough how important it is to check each of

Traffic Control and Safety Corporation Files for Chapter 11 Protection

On April 20, 2012, Traffic Control and Safety Corporation ("TCSC") and six affiliated debtors (collectively, the "Debtors") filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Debtors offered the affidavit

05/08-05/09 Nuts & Bolts and Bankruptcy Conference

Marcia Goldstein will be a panelist at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s NYC Nuts & Bolts and Bankrtupcy conference May 8-9, 2012 New York, NY Not So Remote After All: Bankruptcies of So-Called “Bankruptcy Remote” Special Purpose Entities and Other

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Rights of Secured Creditors in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in a dispute between a Chapter 11 debtor company and a creditor bank as to whether a secured creditor is permitted to credit-bid while the debtor company's collateral is

Will We Listen to the Dallas Fed on TBTF?

A warning on too big to fail might not have the same impact if said by the Occupy movement, but when Federal Reserve officials put it in an annual report, it hits home.

The Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Process

The goal of bankruptcy is to give debtors a financial “ fresh start” from burdensome debts. Bankruptcy laws give debtors the ability to accomplish a fresh start by obtaining a bankruptcy discharge. The discharge releases debtors from personal