Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued a decision that all business owners should be aware of. The Supreme Court resolved a Circuit split over whether a debtor can discharge a debt incurred by a fraud committed by the debtor’s business partner or agent. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that such a debt

The United States Supreme Court decided a bankruptcy case this year that all bankruptcy practitioners should be aware of. The Supreme Court also granted certiorari to hear an additional bankruptcy case and denied review of another.

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This article appeared in the December 2022 issue of Nassau Lawyer.

For some time, bankruptcy courts wrestled over whether creditors violated the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision under 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(3) by creditors’ passive retention of a debtor’s property once a debtor files for bankruptcy. Last year, in City of Chicago v. Fulton[1] the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that puts this issue to

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic shutdown, we have counseled our clients about how they can protect their rights as creditors once the economy begins to ramp up again. We have also advised them on how to make sure that they do not end up in their own perilous financial situation.

Indeed, you

Jim Lagios, Bob Iseman and Stu Gordon wrote an article for Law360 regarding the impact of coronavirus on the financial well-being of hospitals and health systems. To read the article, click on the link below.

Tenn. Hospital Bankruptcy May Be The First Of Many

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act(CARES Act), signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, contains key changes to the Bankruptcy Code. The CARES Act and the previously enacted Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) will impact consumers and small businesses that have filed, or may be faced with filing, for bankruptcy relief in

In this time of extreme uncertainty, an unfortunate reality is that many businesses are wondering whether they will be able to survive an indefinite economic downturn. Virtually every industry is facing the prospect of weeks or even months of drastically reduced sales.

Businesses need to take steps immediately to weather a prolonged new normal in

Stuart Gordon and Matthew Spero have authored an article, “U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on FDCPA Limitations Period Leaves Issues Unresolved,” for the February 2020 issue of Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law.

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Stuart Gordon and Matthew Spero have authored an article, “Eighth Circuit Rejects Successor Liability For Asset Purchaser At Forclosure Sale,” for the January 2020 issue of Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law.

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Hon. Cecelia G. Morris, Chief Judge of United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, put down a momentous decision on January 7, 2020, granting summary judgment in favor of a debtor in an adversary proceeding seeking to have $221,385.49 in student loan debt declared dischargeable in bankruptcy. See, Rosenberg v. N.Y.