A Panel Trustees Ability to Uncover Potential Debtor Abuse Bankruptcy Law Meets the Fourth Amendment
In his remarks preceding the signing of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), President Bush asserted a need to restore "integrity to the bankruptcy process" by noting that "[i]n recent years, too many people have abused the
An Overview of Bankruptcy Litigation
Editor's Note: This month's column provides an overview of some of the differences between bankruptcy "litigation" and litigation in a non-bankruptcy forum, highlighting some pitfalls that traditional litigators may encounter when they venture into the bankruptcy arena
Consumer Filings Trends and Indicators Part I
Part I of this article looks at consumer bankruptcy filing rates and attempts to identify some trends and economic indicators that might predict those filing rates. The $64,000 question (which, adjusted for inflation, today would be the "$484,537 question") is, what