Practice and Procedure

Dealing with Debtors/Creditors with Mental Health Issues

Diversity in Insolvency: Continuing the Conversation for Inclusivity of Insolvency Professionals

Section 522(b)(3): A Debtor with No Homestead Exemption

July 2021

Fundamental Procedural Fairness: The Sine Qua Non for the Enforcement of Third-Party Releases Authorized in a Foreign Proceeding

July 2021

Optimizing Benefits from Domestic-Support Claims for Both the Debtor and Creditor

July 2021

U.S. Suit Dismissed After German Defendant Files Insolvency in Germany

Filing a chapter 15 petition wasn’t required for a U.S. district court to dismiss a civil action against a German company undergoing insolvency in Germany.

West Virginia Judge Allows Conversion to Subchapter V After Deadlines Passed

When drafting a statute, Congress cannot ‘think of every single esoteric possibility,’ Judge Mignault says.

Having Nondischargeable Debts Doesn’t Entitle a Chapter 7 Debtor to Object to Claims

Courts are split on whether having nondischargeable debts gives an individual chapter 7 debtor standing to object to claims.

NRA’s Bankruptcy Dismissed as Being Filed for an Improper Purpose

Filing bankruptcy to gain a ‘litigation advantage’ in the N.Y. Attorney General’s dissolution action meant the chapter 11 petition was not filed in good faith and must be dismissed, Judge Harlan Hale rules.