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Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability by an individual, or business, to pay their creditors. The declaration is known as seeking bankruptcy protection (from creditors) or initiating a bankruptcy filing. Unsecured debts -- like credit card balances -- are typically in peril in bankruptcy filings. But recent changes to the U.S. bankruptcy code have seen more consumers forced to file Chapter 13, which requires a debt repayment plan, rather than Chapter 7, which effectively wipes out unsecured debt.

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Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

12 February 2024
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Economy, Pandemic Drove Up Bankruptcy Filings in 2023 With No Abatement Expected This Year

23 January 2024
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Lack of Notice of Bankruptcy Filing Proves Fatal to FDCPA Claim

25 January 2023
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9th Cir. Reverses Trial Court Ruling in Favor of Defendant on FDCPA Claim Related to Bankruptcy

15 December 2020
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E.D.N.Y.: No Standing for Consumer to Bring FDCPA Claim Because It Wasn't Properly Disclosed in Bankruptcy Petition

14 May 2020
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7th Cir. Holds Creditor Liable for Its Counsel’s Bankruptcy Discharge Violation

22 October 2019
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Plaintiff Acted in Bad Faith by Not Disclosing All FDCPA Claims to Bankruptcy Court, Says D.N.J.

3 September 2019
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SCOTUS Adopts ‘Objectively Reasonable’ Standard for Violations of Bankruptcy Discharge Orders in Context of Civil Contempt

24 July 2019
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Can Commercial Credit and Collections Companies Do Business with a Company That Filed (or Plans to File) for Bankruptcy?

13 June 2019
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Validation Notice Lawsuits: Overlooked Ruling from Third Circuit Proves Debt Collectors are Right! (Podcast)

1 May 2019
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Credit Reporting Debts in Bankruptcy: Deluge of Recent Lawsuits Reveals Risks for Financial Industry

16 April 2019
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Divided Ninth Circuit Rejects Standing for Plaintiffs Alleging Inaccurate Credit Reports

27 March 2019
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Two FDCPA Class Actions Dismissed, Citing Supreme Court Ruling in Midland v. Johnson

3 August 2017
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Judge Orders Bankruptcy Court to Consider Evidence of Trustee and Special Counsel Activity when Considering Request for Sanctions

12 June 2017
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects FDCPA Liability in Bankruptcy Proceeding

17 May 2017

1st Cir. Holds IRS 1099-A Forms Did Not Violate Discharge Injunction

2 February 2017
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7th Cir. Holds Judgment Against Bankruptcy Debtor’s Husband Did Not Violate Co-Debtor Stay

25 January 2017
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Judge Grants Collection Agency's Motion For Summary Judgment in FDCPA Bona Fide Error Case

15 December 2016
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9th Cir. Holds Debtor’s Acknowledgement of Debt Does Not Excuse Untimely Proof of Claim

28 November 2016

Florida Court Holds Notice of Bankruptcy Sufficient for ‘Actual Knowledge’ of Representation by Counsel Under FCCPA

3 November 2016

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