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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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Florida Homestead Exemption Applies Only to U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

A bankruptcy judge in the Middle District of Florida recently sustained a Chapter 7 trustee’s objection to a non-Florida resident debtor’s attempted claim of the Florida homestead exemption. Although the debtor had lived in...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Court Holds that Bankruptcy Judges Cannot Impose Punitive Sanctions

Bankruptcy courts lack the power to impose serious punitive sanctions, a federal district judge ruled recently in PHH Mortgage Corporation v. Sensenich, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207801 (D. Vt. Dec. 18, 2018). Judge Geoffrey...more

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