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Views from the Bench (Credit & Bankruptcy Symposium 2019): Part I

Courts Divided on Venue for Small-Dollar Avoidance Actions

Judges Pappas and Teel permit avoidance actions for small amounts to be prosecuted in the debtors’ bankruptcy courts.

Judges’ Hot Topics (2019 Annual Spring Meeting)

Opinion Letters for Bankruptcy Lawyers: What You Need to Know Before Issuing a Third- Party Opinion Letter

Judicial Round & Round

Pre-Bankruptcy Planning in the Consumer Case

Tardy Recordation of a Mortgage Not Salvaged by Relation-Back Arguments

A mortgage recorded more than 30 days after closing resulted in a transfer within the preference window.

Using the Ponzi Scheme Presumption? Not So Fast!

June 2019

Business Bankruptcy Legal Update

Chicago Case May Resolve the Circuit Split on the New Value Defense

Bankruptcy judge reluctantly follows precedent where the Seventh Circuit is in the minority on the new value defense.