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The first thing someone researching chapter 13 learns is that, fundamentally, it’s a payment plan. Someone seeking chapter […]

The first thing someone researching chapter 13 learns is that, fundamentally, it’s a payment plan. Someone seeking chapter […]

One of the most interesting, and at times vexing, issues that arises in bankruptcy proceedings involves the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy courts. In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in with its noteworthy decision in Stern v.

In addition to their full-time jobs, many individuals have their own “side businesses” which generate some income but not enough to enable them to give up their “day job.”  Many of these side businesses require assets in order for the individual to d

On May 7, 2014, the Montana Supreme Court rendered its decision in Morrow v. Bank of America, ushering in what could be a new era of tort liability for lenders and servicers. 

This is a paper that I wrote for the Commercial Law League Spring Meeting on April 25, 2014.   The Commercial Law League, which is a national creditors’ rights organization, is debating whether to support greater dischargeability of student loans.Dis

Posted by Kathy Bazoian Phelps     Below is a summary of the activity reported for April 2014.

Successor liability is often a concern for the acquirer when purchasing substantially all of a seller’s assets.  While this risk is well known, the circumstances under which an acquirer will be found liable under the theory of successor liability are

By: Stephen Krug, Law Clerk