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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Just When You Thought You Knew Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1: 5 Critical Changes Are Coming

Are you and your institution ready for the Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 amendments? Amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 are scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2025. These amendments address notices relating to claims secured...more

Kerr Russell

April Fools’ Day Brings Relief to Small Businesses and Individuals Filing Bankruptcy

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The U.S. Bankruptcy Code will be implementing inflation adjustments in its eligibility and exemption limits by 13.2% across various provisions. The official adjustments have been published in the Federal Register, marking the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Revisiting Bankruptcy Filing Papers

With the expectation that bankruptcy filings will increase over the next few months, this might be a good time to revisit the documents filed with a bankruptcy filing and the information they provide. The focus today is on...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

SDNY Bankruptcy Court Reaffirms the Low Bar of the Property Requirement for Filing a Chapter 15 Case

Last year, we discussed a decision by Judge Sean Lane of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York concerning section 109(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. In a recent cross-border case, In re PT...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Punitive Damages for Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions Filed in Bad Faith are Ineligible for Setoff

We generally advise clients to think carefully before commencing an involuntary bankruptcy petition against an alleged debtor. One of the primary reasons for our caution is section 303(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, which...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Bankruptcy Remoteness Going to a Court of Appeals (Progress Report No. 3)

Our February 22 post reported that the Franchise Services of North America, Inc. decision of Bankruptcy Judge Edward Ellington of the Southern District of Mississippi dismissing a Chapter 11 petition because a shareholder had...more

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