Derek Baker

November 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just in time for the holiday season, the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (at the request of the Board of Bankruptcy Judges) promulgated new Local Bankruptcy Rules which will go into effect Dec. 1.

By Derek Baker and Patricia Mayer

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September 12, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In SLW Capital LLC v. Mansaray-Ruffin (In re Mansaray-Ruffin), the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed that a Chapter 13 debtor may only modify the lien rights of a secured creditor by initiating an adversary proceeding in accordance with Part VII of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.

By Derek Baker

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