The provisions in a confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization dealing with an allowed secured claim outlined the post confirmation loan terms.

After extended litigation regarding the rights of two Chapter 7 debtors, the bankruptcy court ordered that two bankruptcy trustees were entitled to possession of the debtors’ home and authorized the U.S. Marshals to evict anyone at the property.

The creditors committee objected to proofs of claim filed by a group of unsecured lenders who had received partial payment from a non-debtor co-obligor, arguing that the claims should be reduced by the payments.

This opinion opens with a riddle: "When is a financing statement that is no longer effective, still effective?"

The HIPAA Privacy Rule is intended to protect individually identifiable health information by limiting its use and disclosure.

Scott Thompson, the owner and manager of a construction company, signed a confession of judgment accepting liability for the company's failure to pay its subcontractor sums received from an owner for a construction job.

A mortgagee requested a comfort order from the bankruptcy court to confirm that the automatic stay did not apply to property that it had purchased at a non-judicial foreclosure sale immediately before the mortgagor filed bankruptcy.

In an effort to summarize the highlights of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) LEAN E-mail Blasts that we receive, and rarely have time to review in a timely fashion, we at Pepper are providing this quick synopsis of the latest LEAN update.

A commercial landlord asked the bankruptcy court to allow its administrative expense claim in a chapter 11 case.

On August 26, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of FLSA overtime claims.

For individual investors the most troublesome provisions of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, relate to crowdfunding–a term not defined in the law, but popularly used to mean raising money online for a variety of purposes.

On April 28, 2014, shares of Fantex, Inc. (Fantex), which are linked to the performance and earnings of Vernon Davis, star tight end of the San Francisco 49ers, were sold to the public.

The United States District Court for the District of Nevada in "FTC v. AMG Services, Inc" granted a partial victory to Indian tribal payday lenders.

Proper perfection of a lien is critical because typically an unperfected lien can be avoided in a bankruptcy using the strong arm powers in Section 544 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois signed two new laws today, July 23, 2013, intended to curtail misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

A proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor to conduct a study to get a better understanding of employees' experience with worker misclassification.

The National Research Council, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), today released a report, "Alternatives for Managing the Nation’s Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites".

On January 16, 2014, Gov. Christie signed legislation that provides additional time for county planning agencies to submit regional water quality management plans to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, thereby avoiding the significant threat of widespread withdrawal of sewer service areas and a halt of proposed development projects throughout New Jersey.

A lender obtained relief from the automatic stay in a bankruptcy so that it could proceed with foreclosure of its mortgage.

A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid an unrecorded first mortgage on the debtor's property and to preserve the mortgage lien for the benefit of the bankruptcy estate.