Detroit Bankruptcy Update: Restructuring the Restructuring Plan BlogJuly 31, 2014 By Scott St. Amand and J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. On Friday July 25, 2014, the City of Detroit released a … Read more
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Bank Fraud Decision BlogJuly 29, 2014 By: Adam B. Brandon On June 23, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Laughlin v. United States … Read more
Standing To Foreclose– Revisited BlogJuly 24, 2014 By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. There have been several articles posted on this blog on the subject of standing – … Read more
Diligence in Hotel Lending BlogJuly 16, 2014 By: Heather S. Nason The hotel industry appears to be on an uptick, which is good news for lenders. Hotel … Read more
Social Media and Spoliation BlogJuly 10, 2014 By: Gabriel Crafton and Scott St. Amand As we discussed in our previous post regarding the Christou case , social … Read more
Detroit Bankruptcy Update: Sixth Circuit Throws Wrench into Restructuring Timetable BlogJuly 8, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers and Scott St. Amand Earlier this month the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the … Read more
Documenting a Borrower’s Intent to Apply for Joint Credit under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act BlogJuly 3, 2014 By: Samantha Alves Orender The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”) was signed into law by Congress in 1974. This law … Read more
Eleventh Circuit Rules Post-Confirmation Settlement Proceeds are Property of Chapter 13 Estate BlogJuly 1, 2014 By: Armando Nozzolillo and Mike Waskiewicz A recent case out of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (the “Court”) concluded … Read more
Eleventh Circuit Doubles Down on Lien Stripping BlogJune 27, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers and Scott St. Amand When the Fourth Circuit handed down its opinion in the case of … Read more
Discharge and the Unscheduled Debt: Discharge Requires Due Process BlogJune 27, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Often referred to as the “holy grail” of bankruptcy law, a … Read more