October 18, 2021
The bankruptcy court was accorded wide discretion in deciding how to treat a $5.2 million loan that was neither disclosed to nor approved by the bankruptcy court.
January 8, 2021
Atlanta judge gave the benefit of the doubt to the debtor on a discharge violation, but limited damages to the recovery of attorneys’ fees.
November 19, 2020
Judge Bonapfel explains why injuries to unsecured creditors in bankruptcy are the result of choices made by Congress.
November 13, 2020
To measure eligibility for subchapter V, the debtor must not be an affiliate of a public company that has 20% or more of the ‘voting securities.’
June 2, 2020
Magistrate judge decided that the regulatory power exception to the automatic stay allows the EEOC to proceed, but he stayed the suit by the former employee seeking damages.
April 28, 2020
Even if the two-year statute of limitations for avoidance actions has run, the trustee can still strip away the lender’s secured status in a claim objection.
October 3, 2019
Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.
April 22, 2019
Prior service as a future claimants’ representative was reason for a new appointment, not a disqualification, Judge Bonapfel says.
Prior service as a future claimants’ representative was reason for a new appointment, not a disqualification, Judge Bonapfel says.
March 21, 2019
A mortgage recorded more than 30 days after closing resulted in a transfer within the preference window.