Consumer Corner

The most embattled creditor in the consumer bankruptcy arena in recent years has been Sears Roebuck and Co. 1 In the following cases, Sears again finds itself at center stage in a consumer bankruptcy controversy. This time, the controversy relates to the validity of

Over the past year, nearly every insolvency organization in the nation has conducted a conference in Las Vegas, which might lead one to think that the year has been about gambling, luck, cocktails, decadence and shows. But, even through the glitz of Sin City, I have

Not surprisingly, "good faith" is an important theme in, and even a prerequisite to, the "fresh start" offered by bankruptcy. Among the Bankruptcy Code's requirements for confirmation of a chapter 13 plan is that it be proposed in good faith. 1 The Code reminds us that