To shield bankruptcy trustees and certain other entities from litigation arising from actions taken in their official capacity, the "Barton doctrine"—now more than a century old—provides that such ...

On February 6, 2026, President Trump, after near unanimous support by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, signed into law the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 (the ...

Drowning in debt? Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy could offer relief, but they work very differently.

The prospects for troubled banking-as-a-service startup Synapse have gone from bad to worse this week after a United States Trustee filed an emergency motion on Wednesday. The trustee is asking to ...

When a company files for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11, investors often lose out ...

Americans are in a tough spot right now when it comes to debt. According to the latest Household Debt and Credit Report, the total household debt hit $18.2 trillion in Q1 2025, and credit card ...

Corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and other businesses can file for protection under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. While a Chapter 11 bankruptcy can lead to ...

The bankruptcy plan administrator for Reverse Mortgage Investment Trust (RMIT), the parent company of former industry lender Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF), has filed a court petition to convert from ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Software Solutions (FSS), the cloud-native technology innovator of the ultimate case management platform in the enterprise-level management software ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TrusteSolutions (TES), the cloud-based technology innovator of the ultimate case management platform in the enterprise-level management software industry for the ...

The Great Freight Recession led to dozens of trucking, logistics, and shipping companies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2025 to reorganize their businesses, restructure their debt ...