PBWT

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Ruling on plaintiff-debtor Southland Royalty Company LLC’s motion for partial summary judgment, Judge Owens found that Halliburton did not obtain a lien on Southland’s production of oil, natural gas, or their proceeds. That’s the painful lesson U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Karen B. in her recent decision. 21, 2021, Bankr.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

JANUARY 22, 2021

Background The case arose from four separate chapter 13 bankruptcy cases in which the debtors sought to regain possession of their vehicles from the City of Chicago, which had seized and impounded the vehicles prepetition due to unpaid parking tickets and similar traffic fines. The case, City of Chicago v. Fulton, No. 11 U.S.C. §

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Collections Law

MAY 7, 2021

If you are in the construction industry and are providing labor or materials for labor for a given job or property, it is imperative that you are paid on time and in full. A mechanic’s lien puts your debtor and the world on notice that your serious and want to get paid. Don’t Delay — Contact the Law Offices of Alan M.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Improper billing is very common across all industries–whether it’s medical, construction, insurance, or other. As such, unless the debtor agrees, you could not maintain an action to recover for the goods and/or services. The clients are out of business, judgment proof. Improper Billing. Bad Accounts Receivable.

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ABI

JANUARY 10, 2020

In In re Hamilton-Gaertner , a North Carolina Bankruptcy Court found that the debtor’s proposed Chapter 11 plan satisfied the good faith requirement of section 1129(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, despite certain expenses typically indicative of bad faith. [1] 1] The debtor was a physician who earned approximately $400,000 per year. [2]

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Consumer Financial Services Law

DECEMBER 30, 2020

After pleadings closed, the district court granted the debt collector’s motion for judgment on the pleadings concluding that Section 1692f(8) should be read to include a “benign language” exception, relying upon 2004 decisions from the Fifth and Eighth Circuits. American Collections Enter., 3d 488, 493 (5 th Cir.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 5, 2021

Communications with the consumer’s attorney, a creditor or its attorney, the debt collector’s attorney, or a consumer reporting agency are permissible, as are certain communications with third parties to locate a consumer or those required by a court or court judgment. ” Plaintiff’s Allegations.

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Burr Forman

DECEMBER 4, 2020

This legislation prohibits judgment creditors from initiating new “extraordinary” collection actions, including garnishment, attachment, levies, or execution. Debtors must notify creditors if they are facing financial hardship due to COVID-19, but no additional documentation is required for protection.

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ABI

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Anderson ( In re McKee ), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the Court) upheld a denial of a homestead exemption because the Debtor had no intention of returning to the home, even though the Debtor contended that returning was impossible given abuse from her former partner. [1] 23] First, in Moss v. 2] See id.

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ABI

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

LLC ), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that thepresumption that a debtor has the requisite mens rea the intent to defraud his creditorswas properly inferred from the mere fact that he operated a business entity that met the objective elements of a Ponzi scheme. [1] Rund ( In re Epd Inv. 1] Jerrold S.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Federal district courts, with the consent of the parties, are authorized by statute to refer “civil matter[s]” to magistrate judges for the purpose of conducting all proceedings and entering a judgment in the litigation. Supreme Court have jurisdiction to hear appeals of orders or judgments issued by lower courts. 4th 471 (5th Cir.

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