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Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Enforce Pre-Petition Waiver of the Automatic Stay

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A recent decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois underscores that creditors must exercise caution in relying on pre-petition waivers of the automatic stay in collection actions. ...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CFPB Amicus Brief Supports FDCPA Claim for Unknowing Stay Violation

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On January 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an amicus curiae brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a district court’s decision finding that a debt collector lacked the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Responding to Automatic Stay Violations: A Cautionary Tale for Overzealous Debtors’ Attorneys

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The filing of a bankruptcy petition under any chapter of the Bankruptcy Code creates the ‘automatic stay,’ which prevents creditors from taking any further action against either the debtor or the debtor’s assets during the...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Can I Hold a Debtor’s Bank Account Hostage?

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For creditors dealing with debtors in the shadow of bankruptcy, a common scenario repeats itself.  The creditor repossesses collateral, attaches an account, or sets off a bank account, and then the debtor files a...more

Jones Day

Kumtor Gold Challenges the Practical Application of the Automatic Stay's Global Reach

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Although the automatic stay contained in section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code theoretically extends worldwide, enforcing it against international creditors, particularly sovereigns, can present practical problems in its...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Update: Supreme Court Grants Cert to Resolve Circuit Split Regarding Pre-Bankruptcy Seizure

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We recently reported on a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in favor of a creditor that seized a debtor’s property pre-petition. In In re Denby-Peterson, the Third Circuit sided with the...more

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IRS Pays $175,000 in Damages for Willfully Violating Bankruptcy Discharge By Making Collection Attempts Upon Discharged Debtor

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In a battle of competing statutes, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the IRS’s good faith belief that it had a right to collect debts discharged in bankruptcy because the debtor had filed a fraudulent return or...more

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Sixth Circuit Files Win for Bankruptcy Debtors Harassed During Automatic Stay

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Creditors of bankruptcy debtors beware: a recent opinion from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals makes clear that creditors cannot circumvent the ban on collection efforts following the petition for bankruptcy by trying to...more

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Community Banking Excellence - Fourth Quarter 2013

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In This Issue: - Interview with a Community Banking Professional - Holiday Wishes - Accidents Don't Cut It - Ensuring You Don't "Unintentionally" Violate the Automatic Stay - Dodd-Frank Essentials: Executive...more

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