Status as a Debtor not Enough to Confer Appellate Standing
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand “Standing” is a legal term of art that refers to a …
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Detroit Bankruptcy Update: Direct Appeal to Sixth Circuit Permitted
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Yesterday Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that the appeals to his …
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Collecting Deficiency on Wholly-Unsecured Nonrecourse Loan (in Chapter 11)
By: Jacob J. Payne & Scott St. Amand Some of you who read the title of this post may have …
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The Absolute Priority Rule in Individual Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases lives on … for now
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Armando Nozzolillo The principle behind the absolute priority rule is simple: unsecured creditors should …
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Standing qua Mortgagee: Challenging the Assignment of a Mortgage in Federal Court
By: Gabriel Crafton Mortgages are big business. When mortgages are assigned, however, the mortgagor often is a non-party to the …
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Detroit Judge Clears Way for Largest Municipal Bankruptcy in Country’s History
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott At. Amand The oral summary of Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes’s opinion lasted roughly …
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Georgia Non-Judicial Power of Sale Foreclosure – Overview of Procedures
By: E. Carson Lange Given our geographic proximity, it is not uncommon for Florida banks to do business in Georgia …
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Minimizing Delay in Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Foreclosures in 2013
By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. On average, a Florida foreclosure can take nearly two years from service of process to …
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What is an Allonge?
By: Samantha A. Orender & M. Scott Thomas Given the importance of the allonge in establishing a bank’s standing in …
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BAPCPA Backfires: Unsecured Creditor’s Returns Decrease in Post-BAPCPA Landscape
By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand A new study published by the American Bankruptcy Institute has found …
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