Feb 21, 2019 | Agri-Business, Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services
By Litigation and Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups More and more farmers in America’s Midwest are filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 12 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The rate of Chapter 12 cases in those states has reached its highest level in...
Nov 1, 2018 | Banking, Financial Services
By Litigation & Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Groups Congress recently passed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (“Act”), which, among other things, amends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage...
Jun 25, 2018 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, News
By Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Practice Groups In 2017, the Oregon Legislature adopted Senate Bill 254 at the request of the Oregon Department of Revenue (“DOR”). The purpose of the new law is to allow the DOR to more easily collect from...
Jun 13, 2018 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services, News
By: Erich Paetsch, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy and Litigation Lawyer On June 4th, the Supreme Court clarified when discharge of debts may occur if the debt arises out of fraudulent statements about assets. As a result, banks cannot assume that all...
Apr 26, 2018 | Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Litigation
By: Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group The Ninth Circuit recently held that when a creditor attempts to collect from a debtor after the debtor has received a discharge from a U.S. Bankruptcy Court case, the creditor is not liable for civil...
Jun 14, 2017 | Banking, Financial Services, Litigation, News
By Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy Practice Group On June 12, 2017, in a decision written by newest Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court unanimously held that a party that purchases debts and then pursues collection activity on its own is...
