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According to the Tribune (1/22/18) Americans are defaulting on their credit cards at the highest rate in nearly a year, and Chicagoans are leading the pack. Chicago residents are now more likely to miss a credit card payment than residents of any oth… Read More

We are proud to share an exclusive interview conducted by Bill Rochelle of the ABI with Ariane Holtschlag, FactorLaw’s bankruptcy attorney, regarding some of the cutting edge consumer issues in the Northern District of Illinois. Watch the inter… Read More

As reported by the American Bankruptcy Institute on December 29, 2017, a Boston Judge Allows Conversion to Chapter 13 Just to Prevent the Sale of a Home Consumers are entitled to convert a Chapter 7 case to Chapter 13 even if the only reason is to pr… Read More

According to the ABI’s Rochelle’s Daily Wire: The Eleventh Circuit ruled that a debtor is entitled to recovery of attorneys’ fees incurred in upholding a judgment for violation of the automatic stay, siding with the Ninth Circuit’s de… Read More

Research by Bloomberg Law shows that only about 13 of a total 94 judicial districts will use the national Chapter 11 plan form. The others all have local forms (although Bloomberg Law hasn’t independently confirmed if or how many of these conform w… Read More

On Nov. 20, Bankruptcy Judge Jack B. Schmetterer of Chicago ruled that a wedding ring and an engagement ring are exempt as “necessary wearing apparel” without regard to value, as long as the wearer is still married to the person who gave it. Judg… Read More

It is not uncommon for a chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee to sue an educational institution to recover pre-bankruptcy tuition payments parents make on behalf of their children. The theory is that such payments benefit the child, not the parents, and can… Read More

A recent case in the District Court, Romanucci & Blandin, LLC et al. v. Lempesis, affirmed a judgment by the Bankruptcy Court awarding $90,000 for an especially egregious violation of the discharge injunction, including damages for emotional dist… Read More