Paying Attorney’s Fees Not Reason to File Chapter 13 BlogFebruary 18, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Of the three most common chapters of the Bankruptcy Code, Chapter … Read more
Satisfaction of Judgments BlogFebruary 13, 2014 By: Scott J. Kennelly & Jacy C. Owens In previous posts, we have given an overview of judgment liens , … Read more
Caveat Debtor: Disgorging Inheritance in Chapter 13 Cases BlogFebruary 11, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. and Scott St. Amand A recent case out of the 9 th Circuit, In re … Read more
Dirt-for-Debt Buries Creditor with Risk and Uncertainty BlogFebruary 6, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Armando Nozzolillo In order to confirm a chapter 11 plan of reorganization, a debtor … Read more
Google Case Provides Spoliation Exception to Living Document Safeguard BlogJanuary 28, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand Google has come under scrutiny in the last few years over … Read more
Gross Negligence Enough for Adverse Inference Instruction BlogJanuary 23, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand In 2003, Judge Shira Scheindlin of the U.S. District Court for … Read more
Obtaining a Deficiency Judgment in Georgia – Overview of Procedures BlogJanuary 21, 2014 By: E. Carson Lange A previous post discussed the non-judicial foreclosure procedure used in Georgia. This post discusses the steps … Read more
“Saving Everything” No Defense to Spoliation Argument BlogJanuary 17, 2014 By: J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. & Scott St. Amand As we discussed in our previous spoliation post , parties are … Read more
The Status of Florida Foreclosures in 2014 BlogJanuary 15, 2014 By: Douglas L. Waldorf, Jr. Recently, The Wall Street Journal published an editorial discussing the status of mortgage foreclosure litigation. … Read more
Caveat Charities: Disgorging Donations as Fraudulent Transfers BlogJanuary 14, 2014 By Jacob J. Payne & Scott St. Amand The Bankruptcy Code permits a trustee to avoid transfers of property that … Read more