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Judge Shopping in Bankruptcy

Several months ago, I did a long post about how Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy was the poster child for dysfunction in chapter 11.The gist of the argument is that the procedural checks and balances that make chapter 11 bankruptcy a fair and credible

A ‘natural’ transition: Florida wealth firm on verge of becoming bank

Joyn Insurance Partners With Commit USA to Help Develop Advanced Insurtech Platform

Joyn’s Platform Utilizes Real-time Data to Simplify and Streamline Underwriting for Small and Middle Market Risks Commit USA, a global technology and custom software solutions company, and Joyn Insurance SM, a New York City-based InsurTech startup

Cost of Capital. The Past, Present and Future? | Part 3

Time to Pay the Piper? A Look at the Prospective Cost of Capital In the first two installments of this series, we made the point that the corporate cost of capital has nowhere to go but up. But what does this imply in the real world? We believe the

USDA to begin forgiving some farm debt in June

What could be in store for banks after Biden climate change order

Law Review: Running up the Tab: Personal Bankruptcy, Moral Hazard, and Shadow Debt- Argyle, Bronson, Iverson, Benjamin, Nadauld, Taylor and Palmer, Christopher

Abstract: Like other forms of insurance, bankruptcy laws provide borrowers ex-ante risk protection but can lead to moral hazard from excessive borrowing and risk taking. While bankruptcy reforms are often explicitly intended to prevent debtors from

Scott Michael Forrester Disbarred Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney – Effective 5/5/2021

SCOTT MICHAEL FORRESTER, DISBARRED BY THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA. EFFECTIVE MAY 5, 2021. A cherub face hid a mean personality. On May 5, 2021, the State Bar of Arizona entered an immediate order of disbarment against Scott Michael Forrester. This

How Trustmark boosted video ATM traffic by 40%

Inc Small Businesses and Debtor Collectors

This article appeared in Inc. and can be found at: https://www.inc.com/diana-ransom/subchapter-v-bankruptcy-reorganization… As the Pandemic Recedes, Small Businesses Face a New Plague: Debt Collectors Creditors may have