Untangling the Sub V Eligibility Criteria for Individual Debtors By Kellie Fisher and Adam R. Prescott Editor’s Note: ABI’s Subchapter V Task Force, launched in April, will study practitioners’ experiences with the three-year-old law, culmi…
Legislation Introduced to Cap Credit Cards’ Annual Percentage Rate Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the “Capping Credit Card Interest Rates Act” on Sept. 12 to cap the interest rate for credit cards at a “common-sense level” of 18 percen…
President’s Column Subchapter V Task Force It is hard not to acknowledge the incredible progress of the Subchapter V Task Force ( subvtaskforce.abi.org ) and the commitment being demonstrated by its members. With the closing of the survey q…
Event Roundup Southeastern Practitioners Hit Florida’s Shoreline for July’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Amelia Island, Fla., came alive when more than 300 insolvency professionals attended ABI’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop at The Ritz-C…
Supreme Court Grants Cert to Examine Purdue’s $6B Sackler Opioid Settlement The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 10 granted an emergency stay application to examine Purdue Pharma’s $6 billion settlement of opioid lawsuits against its Sackler fami…
President’s Column Having served as ABI President for just over three months, while it is good to remain focused on advancing the organization, I want to take some time to reflect on life and family. Life takes unexpected turns. The recent …
Legislative Highlights Awaiting Decision of Supreme Court, Biden Vetoes Measure to Cancel Student Debt Relief President Joe Biden on June 7 vetoed a legislative measure (House Joint Resolution 45) that would have canceled his plan to forgiv…
President’s Column Subchapter V Task Force We can use all your help! Consistent with my primary initiative announced at my installation at the Annual Spring Meeting in April, the Subchapter V Task Force is off to the races (not the Kentucky…
Event Roundup New Orleans Plays First-Time Host to Complex Financial Restructuring Program, VALCON New Orleans hosted ABI’s annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program (CFRP) and VALCON programs for the first time. More than 200 attended…