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Delaware Law Weekly

With Stay Denied, Boy Scout Bankruptcy Plan Objections Are Shot Down Again

U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews said that a SCOTUS case involving Purdue Pharma could impact some releases, a stay would impose uncertainty and damage to many claimants.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Trial Lawyer Says State Courts' Embrace of Virtual Proceedings Has NY Lawyers Flocking to Florida

"Right away we were all handling cases on Zoom, whereas in other states, the transition's been a lot slower and it didn't take effect that quickly," said Roger Slade, the immediate past president of the Miami-Dade Bar Association.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Primer on Poundage Due in Judgment Enforcement Proceedings

An execution is a powerful judgment enforcement tool, but it should be employed cautiously with a full understanding of the right of the sheriff or marshal to collect poundage on a settlement.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

PNC Bank Sues Man Over Allegedly Unpaid $14K Debt

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Time, Settlement and the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act

A discussion of the Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, with particular focus on those provisions relating to a time-barred result and settlement considerations.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

BB&T Sues Willi & Grace, Seeking to Renew 2013 Debt Judgment

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Keep Your Credit Cards Close. Keep Your Employees Closer.

Imagine you have an employee that opens a credit card in your name for your business. Your employee then runs up tens of thousands of dollars of debt on the account and illegally accesses your bank accounts to partially pay off the monthly statements.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

When Is an Attachment Levy Effective?

"Racing to find and attach and garnish a judgment debtor's assets before they literally disappear is an old sport played, most recently, at a higher level due to the stressful economic real estate times." This article discusses some of the authors' "war wounds and successes" with the issue, highlighting the most relevant case law and statutes.
19 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Files to Join Appeal by Debtor Who Says She Is Victim of 'Sewer Service'

According to the AG, sewer service, in which debt collectors fail to serve defendants yet claim they have done so in court affidavits, has become "disturbingly common" in consumer-credit cases in New York, which in recent years has contributed to a significant spike in default judgments against plaintiffs.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

$16.5M Settlement: Meet the Lawyers Behind the 'Almost Impossible Task'

The far-reaching litigation included international victims, and lawyers in at least two states.
5 minute read

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