Navigating Unpaid Invoices – The Who, Where, When, Why, and What
By Kevin J. Cummings – As the current economic roller coaster endures peaks and valleys, many businesses are left wondering what to do when clients cease paying invoices. Far too …
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What to Expect at a Sheriff’s Sale of Personal Property
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By Raymond P. Wendolowski – Clients often ask what they can do to collect on a judgment they have obtained. One of the most effective tools available to help clients …
Italian Dual Citizenship – Something to consider
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By Trisha R. Hudkins – Do you have Italian ancestors? Have you ever considered whether you qualify for Italian dual citizenship? It may surprise you to know that Italian dual …
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sets Sights on Small-Business Commercial Collection Industry
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By Kevin J. Cummings – On Friday, April 15, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) delivered its annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”). …
Equitable Mootness & Its Limitations on Appellate Rights
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By Sarah E. Wenrich – “Equitable Mootness” is a court-created doctrine unique to bankruptcy cases. This doctrine limits appeals of bankruptcy court orders and, when applied, results in a complete …
What Every Small Business Owner Should Know About Bankruptcy
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By Kirk B. Burkley and Lara S. Martin – Most lawyers and business owners are not familiar with the bankruptcy process. Many think of bankruptcy as being utilized only by …
Provisions of CARES Act Bankruptcy Code Amendments Sunset
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By Lara S. Martin – Certain temporary amendments to the Bankruptcy Code vis a vis the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act expired on the two year anniversary …
In Bankruptcy, Who Gets to Keep the Money? A review of the real estate market and bankruptcy.
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By Keri P. Ebeck – Despite a pandemic, the real estate market in the United States has grown and expanded. Home prices were at all-time high, while interest rates were …
Watch Your Tone – Email Communications Play a Large Role in HHGregg $3.5 million Preference Action Judgment
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By Sarah E. Wenrich – When a business – or a person – falls on difficult times and files for bankruptcy, its creditors or vendors may find themselves defending lawsuits …
Purdue Pharma: Even to Save a $4 Billion Deal, A Bankruptcy Court Cannot Approve a Chapter 11 Plan That Forces Dissenting Creditors to Release Non-Debtors
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By Jeffrey C. Toole, Esq. Bankruptcy Partner Cleveland Office On December 16, 2021, Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sent …