Think First and File Later: Pitfalls in Claims Litigation By Amelia Martin Adams Almost everything filed in bankruptcy cases bears a signature or affirmation. Documents signed in ink or digitally with an /s/ certify the signatory’s approval…

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…

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…

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 …

Courts Find Obstacles to Limited Representation in Consumer Cases By Stephen W. Sather The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) added new responsibilities for consumer debtors. These include pre-petition …

Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo Bankruptcy Court Limits Bartenwerfer to Partnership or Agency Debts, Finding It Inapplicable to Fraudulent-Transferee Liability Can the recipient of a fraudulent trans…

The Federal Pause on Student Loan Payments Is Set to Expire. How Might Bankruptcy Fill the Gap? By Joy Kleisinger and Hayley Mullen The COVID-era pause on student loan payments and interest will finally come to an end after eight extensions…

Consumer Bankruptcy and Capitalist Exploitation By Dr. Michael D. Sousa Editor’s Note: This is an opinion piece and only reflects the viewpoints of the author. In Capital Volume I , German philosopher and economist Karl Marx unpacked the dy…

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…