The recent amendments to the Bankruptcy Code via the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) have provided a number of significant
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The Judicial Conference has approved Official Forms 22A and 22C for use in making the means test calculation in chapter 7 (OF 22A) and determining disposable incom
With his decision in In re Attorneys at Law and Draft Relief Agencies, 332 B.R. 66, (Bank. S.D. Ga.
This article is the first in a series about how bankruptcy trustees and advisors can create cash from assets that have traditionally been difficult to monetize. This installment focuses on generating cash from both highly-aged and previously written-off commercial receivables.
Once the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) goes into effect, a critical computation for any consumer bankruptcy case will be
The sale of a debtor's assets outside of a confirmed plan of reorganization is accomplished pursuant to §363(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The ability of chapter 11 debtors to maintain cash reserves is about to get harder. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have put a dent in the entire nation's economy and likely will have a significant impact on corporate profits for at least the rest of this year.
Below are summaries of cases that I thought members of the committee may find interesting. The summaries appear in date order beginning in July.
Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.), Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) introduced legislation (H.R.
