Bankruptcy

Debtor's Discharge of Attorneys Fees Payable As Part of Divorce Judgment
A Chapter 7 debtor cannot discharge alimony or child support obligations. A bankruptcy client asked me whether he could discharge that part of a divorce judgment related to his spouse?s attorneys fees...

Appeals Court Upholds Discharge Denial For Homestead Purchase and Improvement Shortly Before Bankruptcy
Purchasing a homestead in Florida shortly prior to filing bankruptcy could be deemed a fraudulent transfer and lead to a denial of your bankruptcy discharge...

Is Cheaper Better?
As part of the 2005 amendments, consumer bankruptcy debtors must complete a financial education course to receive a bankruptcy discharge...

Failure to Turnover Tax Refund Leads to Discharge Revocation
In January, the 8th Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling that revoked the discharge of a debtor who kept his tax refund...

Costly Bankruptcy Preparation Mistakes
An interesting case out of the 9th Circuit last week should serve as a reminder to Bankruptcy Attorneys to check and double check documents...

Bankruptcy Discharge of Credit Card Debt Used to Pay Taxes
A caller asked me if he could discharge in bankruptcy a credit card charge of $10,000 used to pay property taxes on commercial real estate...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

Constructive Discharge
How intolerable conditions can yield claims for constructive discharge

Bankruptcy Law
A complete prime (pre-2005)

Unlawful Retaliation for Sexual Harassment Claim
Title VII retaliatory discharge retaliation requires proof of participation in protected activities

Can my employer threaten me with termination if I don't seek a transfer to another department?
In many jurisdictions, employees are "at will". This means that their employmen...

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

Is it legal for a company to overwork their employees?
Well, he could 1. Get a new job. Sister, I understand ya, if he's anything ...

Must I refinance my house aftering taking full ownership after a divorce via a quit claim?
When financing there are at least two documents...the mortgage and the note. The...

Can I be held responsible for paying child support if I signed a birth certificate of a child that was not mine (am not the biological father)?
Get yourself some legal counsil straigth away. Explain you situation to him/her ...

Air Line Bankruptcy
BCI Aircraft Leasing agrees to pay $600,000 settlement related to Delta Air Lines bankruptcy claims.

Bankruptcy Reorganization
Calpine Corp. pays $2.13 million bankruptcy settlement.

Chocolate Discharge
G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system.

Car Accidents
alleging liability for personal injuries caused by car, truck, bus, motorcycle or other vehicle accidents.

Bankruptcy
helping to get you out of debt.

Bad Faith Insurance
Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. agrees to $13 million personal automobile liability insurance settlement.