As you know from prior posts, if I do anything well, then it’s public self-deprecation. And, thus, I’m embarrassed to admit that I wrongly attributed the In re Carter (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2023) Sub V opinion to Judge Sage
Bankruptcy
March 15, 2024 Bankruptcy Quiz
I’m attending the annual Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (SBLI) seminar in Atlanta this week. So many folks (read: maybe two people) asked me why I stopped doing the weekly bankruptcy quizzes. Worse, Prof. Ishaq Kundawala (the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute…
Bankruptcy and Divorce (Vol. 73) – Agreements to Transfer Property
An entire blog could be devoted to the intersection of Bankruptcy and divorce, but for this post we will look at what happens when a divorce decree (or final settlement agreement) requires that one of the spouses transfer his or…
Notable Subchapter V Bankruptcy Opinions: December 2023 (AI Edition)
Continuing with the monthly series, here are short summaries of December 2023’s Subchapter V bankruptcy opinions from across the country. As in the prior Sub V case posts, I’ll provide a roadmap of the issues and then you can…
Employers, Job Applicants, and Reports Potentially Impacting Unemployment Benefits
Media outlets around Louisiana recently reported on a new program from the Louisiana Workforce Commission pursuant to which employers have the opportunity to report job applicants who are either no-shows for job interviews or who turn down job offers. Here…
U.S. Supreme Court Bolsters Choice-of-Law Clauses in Maritime Insurance Contracts: Putting the Presumption Back in Presumptive Enforceability
Back in March of 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in the case of Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (find our coverage of that grant here). Last week, the Court released its opinion…
Section 523(a) Exceptions to Discharge Do Not Apply to Subchapter V Corporate Debtors
… at least in Judge Sigler’s Court in the Northern District of Georgia. Primary Investments Group, Inc. v. RA Custom Design Inc., 2024 WL 607716, Adv. Proc. No. 23-05193-sms (February 13, 2024). The holding is consistent with most courts…
Mediation in Bankruptcy: A Glimpse
If you were a party to a lawsuit or a contested matter in a bankruptcy proceeding, would you be interested in working towards settlement with the assistance of an impartial third party, that is, a mediator, rather than take on…
The Discharge Injunction – Violations and Damages
Attorney Jeffrey Goetz to be Honored by M&A Advisor
M&A Advisor has announced that Attorney Jeffrey Goetz and Dickinson Bradshaw will be honored at its 18th annual Distressed Investing and Turnaround Awards on March 18-19th in Palm Beach, Florida. Goetz is among a group of attorneys and health care…