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Feb 2, 2026

N.C Bus. Ct.: State of North Carolina v. MV Realty: When “Covenants Running with the Land” Turn Out to Be Pure Fiction

Jan 30, 2026

E.D.N.C. (and Jones Cty. Sup. Ct.): Carolina Lease Management, Rent-to-Own Sheds, and the End of the “Executory Contract” Fairy Tale

Jan 29, 2026

Bankr. W.D.N.C. (& kinda M.D.N.C.): Trustee’s Ponzi-Scheme Fraud Claims Survive Motion to Dismiss (and Live to Fight Another Day)

New York Southern District Jan 20, 2026

$12 Million in Gambling Losses Made Taxes Nondischargeable for Five Years

Quick Take Circuits are split on whether nonpayment of taxes alone establishes the ‘conduct’ requirement making taxes nondischargeable for having evaded payment of taxes.

Legislation Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization

Legislative Highlights February 2026

Congress Passes “Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act” The House of Representatives passed (voice vote) S. 3424, the “Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025,” 1 to double the compensation payable to chapter 7 trustees in no-…

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Feb
2026

Jan 28, 2026

The Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus Bankruptcy Filing and the Case of the Missing or Incomplete Consignment Agreement

Jan 28, 2026

S. Ct.: Coney Island Auto Parts v. Burton — Why “boring” bankruptcy cases (that are barely about bankruptcy) still matter

Texas Western District Jan 6, 2026

Congress Needs to Fix the Mess Created by the Supreme Court in Lamie

Quick Take Unlike debtors in chapter 13, chapter 7 debtors cannot pay counsel with estate property. There may be no workaround allowing chapter 7 debtors to pay counsel before filing for services to be performed after filing.

Bankruptcy Process and Procedure Legislation Practice and Procedure Personal Bankruptcy Topics

An Involuntary Conversion of an Individual Case to Chapter 11 Violates the Thirteenth Amendment

An Involuntary Conversion of an Individual Case to Chapter 11 Violates the Thirteenth Amendment By Brett Weiss Historically, the Bankruptcy Code has not allowed creditors to force individuals to reorganize. A debtor must voluntarily choose …

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Apr
2026

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