Black Americans are disproportionately affected by medical debt and can use a new consumer tool to help manage their bills ...

When individual debtor Larry Addington filed for bankruptcy, he owned a 36% membership interest in a limited liability company called Ultra Energy Resources, LLC (Ultra). In turn, Ultra owned a 100% ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) utilizes the Treasury Offset Program (TOP) to collect delinquent debts. TOP, managed by the Department of the Treasury, allows the government to offset federal ...

Debt collection is a legitimate business — when done legally. But too often, debt collectors choose to push the boundaries, especially when they assume the person on the other end of the line isn't ...

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2025 brought remarkable clarity—and continuing controversy—to mass tort bankruptcies in the Fourth Circuit. The Court decided two landmark opinions on asbestos channeling injunctions and Section 524(g ...

Vendors, landlords, and other creditors often feel a sense of security when doing business with Chapter 11 debtors. The Bankruptcy Code, and even court orders entered at the outset of a bankruptcy ...

In a recent decision in In re Harvest Sherwood Food, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas addressed all of these issues, and held a litigation funder that advanced $35 million ...

The law—named after a staffer from Governor Phil Murphy’s office who passed away after a car accident—clarifies when and how medical debts may be collected and reported in the state. New Jersey’s ...