http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_axn=feed&type=rss_2.0 Untitled 1 http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000133&title=Creditor+Attempts+to+Collect+Discharged+Debt&source=feed A debt no longer exists after it is discharged in bankruptcy. The court enters an order prohibiting the debtor's creditors from later attempting to collect any discharged debt from the debtor. If a creditor attempts collection efforts on a... http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000133&title=Creditor+Attempts+to+Collect+Discharged+Debt&source=feed http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000134&title=Adversary+Proceedings&source=feed Under Bankruptcy Rules, an adversary proceeding may be filed in a debtor's bankruptcy action for certain specific reasons. Creditors may initiate adversary proceedings to determine the validity or priority of a lien, to determine the validity of... http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000134&title=Adversary+Proceedings&source=feed http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000135&title=IRA+Protection+in+Bankruptcy&source=feed Social Security benefits, company pensions, and 401(k) plans are all shielded by law and are, therefore, not lost to creditors in bankruptcy. Whether that same protection extends to an individual retirement account (IRA) is not clear. The... http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000135&title=IRA+Protection+in+Bankruptcy&source=feed http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000136&title=Contested+Matters&source=feed Whenever there is an actual dispute, other than an adversary proceeding, before the bankruptcy court, the litigation to resolve that dispute is a contested matter. For example, the filing of an objection to a proof of claim, to a claim of... http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000136&title=Contested+Matters&source=feed http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000137&title=Chapter+9+Eligibility&source=feed Only a "municipality" can file for relief under Chapter 9. The term "municipality" is defined in the Bankruptcy Code to mean a political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality of a state. The definition is broad enough to include cities,... http://muranoroth.com/industry-updates/Bankruptcy/?launch_pg=NewsletterDetailLayout&launch_sel=1000137&title=Chapter+9+Eligibility&source=feed