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

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IRS- Please Stop Levying On My Client’s Social Security Disability Check!

J. Thomas Black, Attorney at Law I’m on hold waiting to speak to an I.R.S. collection agent about a client. He is on Social Security disability, and in “currently not collectible” status with the IRS, but they are still levying his disability check

Court Rules That Regulatory Actions Can Violate the Stay, Especially When You Say You Are Trying to Collect a Debt

An opinion from San Antonio Bankruptcy Judge Leif Clark examines when a claim against a non-debtor can violate the automatic stay. The short answer is: when the creditor says he is doing it to collect from the debtor. The long answer requires an

Poetic Justice

Way back in 1986, Judge A. Jay Cristol denied his own sua sponte motion to dismiss a chapter 7 bankruptcy case in verse. In re Love, 61 B.R. 558 (Bankr. S.D. Fl. 1986). Some 20 years later, he penned another poetic opinion, this time finding that he

Double Dip in Housing is Here; Is Another Slowdown Far Behind?

Sorry, economy, it doesn't look like your recovery is going to hold. I don't think anyone will be shocked by me saying that unless consumers start spending again, the economy does not stand a chance. And, the only way we're going to spend is if we

Aurora Bankruptcy Office on Farnsworth Avenue

Link The Aurora bankruptcy law office is open every Saturday from 9:00 am through 12:00 Noon. You will leave with a ton of great information, a complimentary copy of the book Chapter 7 Success and you will never be charged for the first consultation

Bankruptcy and Cancer

In most bankruptcy cases, at the 341 hearing, the bankruptcy trustee will ask the debtor, "How did you get into this situation?" Our Boston bankruptcy clients are instructed to answer honestly, albeit briefly. The answers vary, of course. In

Supreme Court Changes Proof of Claim Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court set forth bankruptcy rule changes that are designed to prevent the presentation of claims for which there is little or no substantiation. The rule changes, which were proposed by the Bankruptcy Rules Advisory Committee, include

Delaware Court Upholds 150-Day Advance Notice Requirement in Proxy Statement

The Delaware Chancery Court recently rejected a challenge to an advance notice requirement for shareholder proposals that appeared in the Company’s proxy statement, not in its bylaws, and that imposed a deadline of more than 150 days before the

Delaware Court Upholds 150-Day Advance Notice Requirement in Proxy Statement

The Delaware Chancery Court recently rejected a challenge to an advance notice requirement for shareholder proposals that appeared in the Company’s proxy statement, not in its bylaws, and that imposed a deadline of more than 150 days before the

Poetic Justice

Way back in 1986, Judge A. Jay Cristol denied his own sua sponte motion to dismiss a chapter 7 bankruptcy case in verse. In re Love, 61 B.R. 558 (Bankr. S.D. Fl. 1986). Some 20 years later, he penned another poetic opinion, this time finding that he