by Matthew Gensburg | Dec 6, 2024 | GCK on Law
Rule 1009(a) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure provides that schedules “may be amended by the debtor as a matter of course at any time before the case is closed.” This facially simple provision, however, has led to a split among the courts as to whether a...
by Matthew Gensburg | Dec 3, 2024 | GCK on Law
Section 727(a)(6)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code provides in relevant part that “[t]he court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless, the debtor has refused, in the case – (A) to obey any lawful order of the court, other than an order to respond to a material...
by Matthew Gensburg | Nov 5, 2024 | GCK on Law
Conversion is an unauthorized act, which deprives a person of his property permanently, or for an indefinite time.[1] Accordingly, to prove conversion, the plaintiff must prove the following elements by preponderance of the evidence: (1) the defendant’s...
by Matthew Gensburg | Apr 25, 2024 | GCK on Law
Section 547(c)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code provides as follows: The trustee may not avoid under this section a transfer – to or for the benefit of a creditor, to the extent that, after such transfer, such creditor gave new value to or for the benefit of the debtor...
by Matthew Gensburg | Jun 15, 2023 | GCK on Law
Damages for stay violations are allowed under Section 362(k) of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 362(k)(1) provides that “[e]xcept as provided in paragraph (2), an individual injured by any willful violation of a stay provided by this section shall recover actual...
