Reaffirmation–You can Run but You Can’t Hide
Section 521(2)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “nothing in [§ 521(2)(A) or (B)] shall alter the debtor’s or the… Read More »
Category: Bankruptcy
Amann Burnett, PLLC wins another BAP Appeal involving Chapter 11 Claims Allowance, Fraud in the Inducement, Contract Law
AMANN BURNETT, PLLC wins another appeal before the 1st Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel on behalf of its client, Invaleon Technologies… Read More »
Small Business Bankruptcy Cases up 81%
Small business bankruptcy cases under the Small Business Reorganization Act – a special type of streamlined Chapter 11 bankruptcy case… Read More »
Claim of Homestead Exemption Fails because Debtor Vacated the Marital Home (due to Divorce)
In re St. Laurent, 2022 BNH 002 (sustaining the chapter 7 trustee’s objection to the debtor’s claim of a homestead… Read More »
Stay Termination under 11 USC 362(c)(1) and 554(d) prohibits Reconsideration of MFR Denial–Nice Try
In re Piandes, Bk. No. 22-10210-MAF (Bankr. D.N.H. Aug. 18, 2022) (denying debtor’s motion seeking reconsideration of the court’s order… Read More »
The Familiar “Lodestar” Method-Automatic Stay Violation Analysis of Attorney’s Fee Awards
Pope v. U.S. Bank, et al. (In re Pope), 2023 BNH 002 (applying the lodestar method to determine plaintiff counsel’s… Read More »
Bed Bath & Beyond Finally succumbs to Poor In-Store and On-Line Sales
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Saturday, after last-minute attempts to keep the company afloat failed. The… Read More »
Supreme Court Holds 11 U.S.C. § 363(m) Isn’t Jurisdictional; It’s a Limitation on Appellate Relief
MOAC MALL HOLDINGS, LLC vs. TRANSFORM HOLDCO, LLC, (22-1270, Supreme. Ct. April 19, 2023) Reversing the Second Circuit, the… Read More »
SubChapter V Election under Bankruptcy Rule 1020(b) for Corporate Conglomerates….You Go First.
In re Free Speech Systems, LLC, 22-60043 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. March 31, 2023) Writing in a high-profile case, Bankruptcy Judge… Read More »
California Dreaming…of In re Love and Student Loan Discharges under 11 USC 523(a)(8)
Love vs. U.S. (In re Love), 21-02045 (Bankr. E.D. Cal. April 5, 2023) Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Klein decried the… Read More »
