On October 27, 2025, Judge Mary F. Walrath of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued a detailed ...

The collapse of major digital-asset platforms in recent years has propelled bankruptcy avoidance actions into the spotlight. Among these, ...

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code does not preempt a bankrupt debtor's state-law claims of harassment by a creditor trying to collect a discharged debt, despite a code provision enabling harassing creditors to ...

Carlos J. Cuevas[/caption] When a debtor files a bankruptcy case the automatic stay arises immediately. 11 U.S.C. §362(a); Rexnord Holdings v. Bidermann, 21 F.3d 522, 527 (2d Cir. 1994). The U.S.

Qurate Retail has a 9.99% to 50% chance of filing bankruptcy within the next 12 months based on FRISK scoring. The preferred stock has a current yield of over 40% based on the closing price on October ...

The statement went on to say that the hospital will “remain open and continue to operate during the Chapter 11 process.

Recent revisions to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code might open the door to headaches and heartaches for landlords that rent to small businesses. In August 2019, Congress created what’s known as Subchapter 5 ...

In major metropolitan areas, commercial office vacancies have skyrocketed and rents have plummeted. Tenants, required to examine their space needs post-pandemic, are eager to take advantage of the ...

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Bankruptcy offers an exit route for families and businesses trapped by debt. In 2019, Forever 21, Barneys New York and Payless ShoeSource declared bankruptcy. Donald Trump’s businesses have declared ...

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to change the way bankruptcy works in America. Warren’s plan would give everyday workers a better chance of getting severance when a company ...

In his Union Budget speech of 2014-15, the finance minister had announced the development of an effective bankruptcy code for easy exit. Following this announcement, the Viswanathan Committee was set ...