by Devin Sawdayi | Oct 24, 2018
Credit card debt can be incredibly stressful for people experiencing financial difficulties. High interest rates and late fees, along with increasingly high minimum payments, may make final payment of the debt seem impossible. The bankruptcy system may allow the...
by Devin Sawdayi | Jun 30, 2017
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a bankruptcy case that almost literally involves international intrigue. The bankruptcy court ordered the debtor’s wife to turn over a substantial amount of assets, based on the Chapter 7 trustee’s adversary...
by Devin Sawdayi | May 1, 2017
A debtor’s withdrawal of money from a bank account less than a year before filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy resulted in the denial of a discharge of debt, based on a bankruptcy court’s finding of fraudulent intent. The debtor claimed that he withdrew the money because...
by Devin Sawdayi | Feb 24, 2017
A creditor filed an adversary proceeding in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy case, seeking an exception from discharge based on alleged fraud and willful and malicious injury. The creditor had been involved in a business venture with the debtor and made numerous allegations of...
by Devin Sawdayi | Dec 26, 2016
The city of San Bernardino, California is in the process of preparing a bankruptcy plan in its ongoing bankruptcy case. While a Chapter 9 case, applied specifically to municipalities, might have some superficial similarities to an individual’s Chapter 13...
by Devin Sawdayi | Apr 22, 2015
A series of lawsuits, filed by a trustee as adversary proceedings in an ongoing bankruptcy case, seek the return of money paid by the debtor in allegedly fraudulent transfers. This type of proceeding is sometimes known as a “clawback” suit. The bankruptcy case, In re...
