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Is Prepetition Bad Faith “Cause” For Dismissal In A Chapter 7?

In a recent case out of the Southern District of Florida, the Court outlined the standard for dismissal of an individual’s Chapter 7 case based on the Debtor’s pre-petition bad faith behavior. The statutory language of §...more

Bankruptcy Trustees Are Entitled To Jury Trials Too?!

Americans generally cherish their right to a jury trial under the Sixth and Seventh Amendments to the United States Constitution and the media certainly perpetuate the idea that jury trials are the norm. However, there are...more

Dear Mortgage Lender – Where Debtors Surrender, Act Quickly

The Eleventh Circuit’s ruling in the Failla case was triumph for mortgage lenders when it affirmed the District Court’s opinion that “once the debtor decides to ‘surrender’ secured property… [w]hile the debtor need not...more

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