by Devin Sawdayi | Nov 13, 2017
A bankruptcy court recently ruled on a seeming conflict between two sections of the Bankruptcy Code dealing with proofs of claim (POCs) for tax debts. In re DeVries, No. 13-bk-41591, mem. dec. (Bankr. D. Id., Apr. 28, 2015). The Chapter 13 trustee objected to a POC...
by Devin Sawdayi | Oct 2, 2017
A drafting error in a security instrument rendered the security interest invalid, according to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In re Duckworth, Nos. 14-1561, 14-1650, slip op. (7th Cir., Nov. 21, 2014). Specifically, the date of the security instrument did not...
by Devin Sawdayi | Sep 20, 2017
Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” in 2010, but some of its more controversial provisions did not take full effect until last year. The requirement that individuals and families either have qualifying health insurance coverage or...
by Devin Sawdayi | Sep 10, 2017
A bankruptcy case is different from other court proceedings. While most litigation pits two or more parties on opposing “sides” against each other, a bankruptcy case may involve disputes between creditors and a debtor, among creditors, or between a party to the...
by Devin Sawdayi | Sep 1, 2017
Our bankruptcy system has found ways to deal with most types of assets, debts, and other interests, through both the federal Bankruptcy Code and the caselaw developed in the bankruptcy courts. Somehow, trademark rights have fallen through the cracks, but a recent...
by Devin Sawdayi | Jul 21, 2017
A bankruptcy court denied a Chapter 7 trustee’s motion for summary judgment in an adversary proceeding, which sought to avoid a mortgage that misspelled the debtor’s name. In re Thibault, No. 13-31204, Adv. Proc. No. 14-3001, mem. dec. (Bankr. D. Mass., Sep. 29,...
