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Be Careful When Loaning Money to Someone You Meet on Match.Com!
A recent opinion (Murray v. Hanley) from Judge Dunn of the Oregon Bankruptcy Court is a good illustration of why it may not be a good idea to loan substantial amounts of money to someone you meet online. In that…
Computer Problems No Excuse For Missing Filing Deadline (aka The Perils of Electronic Filing)
I read a rather interesting case today from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals where an attorney missed a filing deadline and attributed it to computer difficulties. The case of Anwar v. Johnson concerned a creditor’s attempt to have the…
Supreme Court Rules on What Constitutes "Defalcation" By a Fiduciary
The Bankruptcy Code embodies the “fresh start” principle, the idea that people who have made mistakes in their financial lives, or who have simply been the victims of bad luck, can seek refuge in bankruptcy, and discharge their debts. As…