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Post date: Monday, August 08, 2011

On July 6, 2011, the FDIC issued a final rule implementing certain orderly liquidation authority provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Post date: Thursday, March 03, 2011

In this still-troubled economy, the majority of chapter 11 cases in the small- and mid-sized markets continue to lead straight into chapter 11 liquidation and/or 3

Post date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Post date: Wednesday, February 02, 2011

In bankruptcy, a debtor often faces assessments for interest and penalties on property taxes from a variety of taxing jurisdictions. Addressing these claims can be frustrating and time-consuming.

Post date: Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Bankruptcy Code, under § 553, expressly preserves a creditor’s pre-petition right to setoff of mutual debt with the debtor.

Post date: Thursday, November 11, 2010
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Johnathan C. Bolton

Several recent high-profile chapter 11 cases have involved environmental liabilities and highlight how significant these liabilities can be to the restructuring pr

Post date: Sunday, October 10, 2010

Standing is “an essential and unchanging part of the case-or-controversy requirement of Article III.”

Post date: Thursday, September 09, 2010

For some time, there has been confusion over when a civil injunction is dischargeable in bankruptcy. In United States v.

Post date: Saturday, October 10, 2009
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Bradley Boggess

Much has been written about what §503(b)(9) is not: It does not do enough to protect creditors; it gives too much leverage to vendors and not enough to the debtor;

Post date: Wednesday, September 09, 2009

When the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) determines that a bank is insolvent, the FDIC will sometimes take it over to ensure that the bank’s deposits

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