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Supreme Court Recently Decided that Passive Retention of Property Does Not Violate Section 362(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code
The United States Supreme Court recently resolved a circuit split in City of Chicago, Illinois v. Fulton, __ U.S. __, 141 S. Ct. 585 (2021) and determined that a creditor does not violate the automatic stay under section 362(a)(3) of the bankruptcy code if ...Read More

Case Law Update: Dishonest Debtors in Settlement Negotiations
The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a dispute between two financial institutions that may have important impacts on how to approach settlement negotiations with defaulting borrowers going forward. The lawsuit involved Student Loan Finance Corporation (“SLFC”) which was indebted to ...Read More

The Difference an Attorney Makes in Estate Planning
Estate planning is often overlooked until it is too late. Our recent article, Where There’s a Will, There’s a…Wait, discusses the negative effects of waiting too long to plan for the future. These include increased expense, court involvement, familial fighting, and your wishes ...Read More

Third Round of PPP Funding Open, Banks with Assets of $1 Billion or Less Start Friday, January 15, 2021
Late Wednesday, January 13th, the SBA announced that banks with $1 billion in assets or less can start making Third Round PPP loans Friday, January 15th. Banks above that threshold will be able to start Tuesday, January 19th. CDFI institutions and minority-owned institutions started ...Read More

State Court Receivership: A Powerful Creditor’s Tool
A receivership is often labeled as the state court’s version of bankruptcy, though there are many differences between the two. The device of receivership is primarily a creditor’s remedy and is typically invoked in various circumstances including the collection of a money judgment, liquidation, ...Read More