Bankruptcy debtors have special rights in contracts or leases where both parties have outstanding obligations, known in legal terms as “executory contracts” or “unexpired leases”. If you are doing ...

Jurisdiction: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey Whittaker, Clark & Daniels Inc. and its affiliates (Debtors) initiated this bankruptcy action with the Federal District ...

Persistent debt collector calls can feel overwhelming, but there are some steps borrowers can take to stop them.

When individual debtor Larry Addington filed for bankruptcy, he owned a 36% membership interest in a limited liability company called Ultra Energy Resources, LLC (Ultra). In turn, Ultra owned a 100% ...

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In a recent decision in In re Taing, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts held that a mortgagee holds a claim that could be modified by a Chapter 11 plan even if the debtor was ...

This panel will discuss different tactics creditors use to pursue the collection of debt, how debtors can defend against collection efforts and pursue claims when a creditor has gone too far, how ...