Attorney Andrea McNairy of Brown & Crouppen Law Firm explains that bankruptcy is a legal process designed to provide relief ...

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For many Americans, your local Red Lobster may be a thing of the past. The seafood chain closed dozens of restaurants ahead of an announcement last week that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in ...

In its decision, the court maintained that the equitable powers of bankruptcy courts were sufficiently broad to subordinate a claim (even a claim that arose under 502(h)) on equitable grounds under ...

If an individual files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which discharges their personal obligations secured by a mortgaged property, are they still a “consumer” with a “debt” as the FDCPA defines those terms ...