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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Brown on Asbestos Bankruptcies
By joetort
S. Todd Brown of Temple University has posted a new paper on SSRN, Section 525(g) Without Compromise: Voting Rights and the Asbestos Bankruptcy Paradox, forthcoming in the Columbia Business Law…
New Jersey Law Blog
Five Things You Should Know About Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy filings increased in February 2008 by 18% from January, and by 28% from a year earlier. In fact, February was the busiest month for filings since Congress overhauled bankruptcy…
In The (Red)®
What Happened At The Supreme Court Oral Argument In The Section 1146(a) Bankruptcy Transfer Tax Exemption Case?
On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc. A link to the transcript…
Creditors' Resource
Do I Need To File A Proof Of Claim? (Chapter 11 Cases Only)
A a creditor from New York called and asked me if he needed to file a Proof of Claim. First some background. The debtor in a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case…
Creditors' Resource
Checking The Status Of A Bankruptcy Case or Are We Going To Collect This Debt?
A credit manager in Tulsa, Oklahoma called me today and said a customer who is in chapter 11 owes her employer a bunch of money. She asked, “how do I…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Disgraced Former Durham Prosecutor Mike Nifong Files Bankruptcy Petition
By Sunghee Sohn
The Raleigh News & Observer story, by staff writers Anne Blythe and Matt Dees, is here. You can download a copy of the 80 page petition and schedules by clicking here.…
In The (Red)®
Two Ways To Get The Updated Bankruptcy Code Online For Free
Looking for a free, online and updated version of the entire Bankruptcy Code, reflecting the amendments made by the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act ("BAPCPA")? Now there are two ways…
In The (Red)®
First Appellate Court Decision Addresses Question Left Open In The Supreme Court’s Travelers Opinion: Can Unsecured Creditors Recover Post-Petition Attorney’s Fees?
Happy New Year to everyone. I'm back from a holiday blogging break with a report on the first appellate decision to address the question left open in last year's U.S. Supreme…
New Jersey Law Blog
What to Do When You Receive A Bankruptcy Preference Demand Letter
Many businesses are receiving "preference" demand letters directing the return of money received from bankrupt debtors. Among the more notable bankruptcy cases in New Jersey from where such preference demands…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
US Supreme Court Grants Cert In 11th Circuit Case; Will Decide Whether §1146 Tax Exemption Applies To Pre-Confirmation Transfers
By Scott Riddle
By: Scott B. Riddle, Esq. In In re Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc., No. 06-13759 (pdf), 484F.3d 1299 (11th Cir. April 18, 2007), the debtor sold substantially all of its assets pursuant…