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Sep 24, 2025
Can a Debtor Receive Two Discharges in the Same Bankruptcy Case?

A client calls his lawyer after receiving his chapter 7 discharge. He’s pleased; after all, a discharge is “the holy grail” of chapter 7.

David J. Treacy U.S. Bankruptcy Court (E.D. Ky.) | Lexington
Sep 24, 2025
A Paragraph Divided: § 522(f)(2) and Mortgage Deficiency Judgments

Section 522(f)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code allows debtors to avoid certain liens, including judicial liens, that impair debtors’ exemptions.

Arielle Jacobs U.S. Bankruptcy Court (W.D. Mo.) | Kansas City
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Aug 7, 2025
Rite Aid: A Chapter 22, the Automatic Stay and Social Costs

Retailers everywhere appear to be filing chapter 22 — even chapter 33 — bankruptcies. This results in multiple litigation questions, the most recent of which pertain to Rite Aid.

Shelby Kostolni Stinson LLP | Washington, D.C.
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Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa , FL
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Albertelli Law
Lake Worth , FL
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Robin Davis
American Bankruptcy Institute
Alexandria , VA
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Brock & Scott, PLLC
Tampa , FL
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
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Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
Akron , OH
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Chapter 13 Trustee Office
Bradenton , FL
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U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
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