Protections for Consumers and Consumer Lawyers: The ESCRA By Edward Boltz Shortly after the commencement of the 119th Congress, Reps. Young Kim (R-Calif.) and Sarah McBride (D-Del.) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) 1 to …
President’s Column In my penultimate column as ABI President, I wanted to take the opportunity to introduce the ABI Family to our ABI President-Elect, Hon. Bruce A. Harwood (ret.), who has been an ABI member since 1989. Over the past year, …
Legislative Highlights 119th Congress Convenes: Listing of Key Committee Leadership The 119th Congress convened on Jan. 3 at noon, with both the Senate and House of Representatives under the control of Republicans following the 2024 electio…
Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo 1 Insurance Policy Buybacks and Settlements Approved in Rockville Centre Diocese Case In mass tort cases like many of the diocese sexual abuse bankruptcies, insurance …
Student Loan Discharge: Where Are We Headed? By Stacy Lutkus The discharge and forgiveness of student loan debt has long 1 been a contentious topic, both inside and outside of bankruptcy circles. With escalating student loan debt levels 2 a…
Giving Debtors Their Fair Shake: What Happens to Nonexempt Equity Increases in Debtors’ Homes in Converted Chapter 7 Cases By Andrew Bates 1 Following decisions from the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, chapter 13 filers could find themselves in …
President’s Column ABI Conferences, Start Your Engines! Like the race car season, ABI takes a short hiatus from its conference schedule after the annual Winter Leadership Conference in December. It is much-earned down time for the ABI staff…
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo 1 Constitutional Challenge to Chapter 13 Trustee Compensation Scheme Rejected The salaries of chapter 13 trustees are paid by the trustees’ collection of a percentage …
Legislation Reintroduced Taking Aim at Nonconsensual, Nondebtor Releases in Bankruptcy Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Dec. 5 reintroduced S. 5415, the “Nondebtor Release Prohibitio…
The HAVEN Act Goes to Kindergarten:Lessons and Opportunities Five Years In By Katherine Everett Iskin On Aug. 23, 2019, Public Law No. 116-52, 133 Stat. 1076, titled “Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need” (HAVEN) Act, became law. Its …