Mrs. Winner’s Chicken & Biscuits, a fast food chain familiar to Atlanta residents has filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy petition in the Northern District of Georgia. In re Famous Recipe Company Operations, LLC d/b/a Mrs. Winner’s Chicken & Biscuits, filed November 10, 2010.
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The Emergency in Haiti: Can You Help?
By Sunghee Sohn
I rarely go off-topic in this Blog, and have not used it to promote personal causes, but I am compelled to add this note about Haiti.
I just returned this past Thursday from my second trip to Haiti this year.…
Atlanta Bar Bankruptcy Section Meet & Greet Happy Hour
By Sunghee Sohn
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 – 5:30 pm
Meet and greet Judge Wendy Hageanu, recently appointed Bankruptcy Judge for N.D. GA. and toast the 5th anniversary of surviving BAPCPA.
Location: No Mas! Cantina180 Walker Street
Atlanta, GA 30313
404.574.5678
Cost:…
The Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filing Of American Shingle & SIding, Inc.
By Sunghee Sohn
The local and national news has picked up on the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy filing of American Shingle & Siding, Inc. The case was filed on September 2, 2010, as Chapter 7 Case No. 10-85541-MGD (click here for the petition). …
Northern District Bankruptcy Judges Rule On Deed Attestation Issues
By Sunghee Sohn
Two recent bankruptcy cases involved the application of Georgia law on deed attestation. In both cases, the trustee was attempting to set the lien pursuant to section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code.
In Gordon v. Wells Fargo, Adv. No. 08-6612,…
Milavetz: U.S. Supreme Court To Bankruptcy Lawyers — You Are Debt Relief Agencies
By Sunghee Sohn
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz, P.A. v. United States, No. 08-1119 (March 9, 2010) (click here for opinion). The majority opinion was written by Justice Sotomayor. Justices Scalia and Thomas filed opinions concurring in part in the opinion, and…
Do “Activists” Have Standing To Object To A Chapter 11 Plan Of Newspaper Publisher?
By Sunghee Sohn
Seraphin v. Morris Publ’g Group LLC (In re Morris Publ’g Group LLC), 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 488, Ch. 11 Case No. 10-10134 (Bankr. S.D. Ga. Feb. 9, 2010). Morris Publishing Group and 15 affiliates filed Chapter 11 petitions on January 19,…
11th Circuit Confirms That Potential Claims And Lawsuits Must Be Diclosed Or A Debtor Will Be Judicially Estopped From Pursuing Them.
By Sunghee Sohn
There have been several cases over the years dismissing lawsuits by Debtors who failed to list the claim as an asset in their Bankruptcy schedules. As the opinion below confirms, the same duty applies where the claim arose after the…
Does A Credit Card Issuer Have A Security Interest In Good Purchased On Card? Yes, says Judge Bonapfel.
By Sunghee Sohn
In a case that will likely be much more relevant to Chapter 13 cases, rather than Chapter 7 cases (where creditors are far less interested in repossessing household goods), Judge Bonapfel has ruled that a store credit card issuer’s claim…
ND Ga – Chapter 7 Case Not Dismissed Merely Because Debtor Had Not Filed Tax Returns In Several Years
By Sunghee Sohn
In re Stevens, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 463 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. Jan. 28, 2010) (Bonapfel). The United States Trustee filed a Motion to Dismiss the Chapter 7 case on the grounds that the Debtor had not provided a copy of his…