Provisions of CARES Act Bankruptcy Code Amendments Sunset
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 …
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In Bankruptcy, Who Gets to Keep the Money? A review of the real estate market and bankruptcy.
Posted on by Rachel Booth
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
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
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 …
Following ‘Fulton,’ ‘Margavitch’ Ruling Marks Important Decision for Creditors
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
Creditors’ inactions confirmed to not violate the automatic stay in the Third Circuit after United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Judge Conway’s opinion in In re …
Open House Event
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
Bernstein-Burkley is hosting an Open House event on Thursday, November 4, 2021 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to celebrate our brand-new Pittsburgh headquarters located at 601 Grant Street 9th …
We’re Moving
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
While Bernstein-Burkley’s new headquarters in the FHL Building is still under construction, we’re utilizing some temporary space in that building until we’re fully ready to relocate later this summer. In …
Homaidan v. Sallie Mae: Second Circuit Interprets 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(8)(A)(ii) for Dischargeability of Private Student Loans
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
On July 15, 2021, the Second Circuit issued its ruling in Homaidan v. Sallie Mae, Navient Solutions, LLC, which essentially reviewed and interpreted 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(8)(A)(ii) to determine that private …
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319: What’s In This Comprehensive Bill?
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319 is a comprehensive bill that provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the …
What to Know About Section 541 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021
Posted on by Megan McLachlan
By Keila Estevez Associate, Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Keri Ebeck, Esq. Partner at Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021[1] (the “Appropriations Act”) was enacted. The Appropriations …