Georgia Bankruptcy Law Blog
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Blog covers developments in bankruptcy law in Georgia and the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Atlanta.
Author: Scott B. Riddle is a solo practitioner in Atlanta.
Blawg Related Categories: Bankruptcy Law • 11th Circuit Court • States • Georgia • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Georgia Bankruptcy Law Blog
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11th Circuit - Bank To Bank Credit Card Balance Transfers Are Avoidable Preferential Transfers
Bank of America, NA v. Mukamai (In re Egidi), No. 08-15958 (June 18, 2009) (click here for .pdf of opinion). The facts were not in dispute. Within 90 days of filing her bankruptcy petition, debtor…
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Two More Georgia Banks Seized And Closed On Failure Friday
Friday afternoon in Georgia often means a bank gets the final visit from the FDIC. Today, two were shut down. Community Bank of West Georgia, based in Villa Rica, was seized. No buyer was found,…
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article Discusses Fall Of Cornerstone Ministries
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has an article today entitled "Cornerstone Ministries betrayed them by straying from mission, investors say," by Christopher Quinn. You can read a little more about the Cornerstone Chapter 11 case by…
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Two More Construction Related Companies File Chapter 11 Petitions In Northern District
Brown Steel, LLC and Case Engineered Lumber, Inc. have filed Chapter 11 petitions in the Northern District of Georgia. From the Deal Watch Blog - Brown Steel, based in Newnan, manufactures and fabricates structural and…
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Southern Community Bank In Fayetteville Becomes 12th Georgia Bank Closed By Regulators
Southern Community Bank, based in Fayetteville, Georgia, was closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the FDIC on Friday. Its assets were taken over by United Community Bank. It is the 12th…
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Supreme Court To Hear Case About Discharge Of Student Loans In Chapter 13 Plan
The United States Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether an individual who owes on a student loan may wipe out a portion of the debt in a bankruptcy without showing that the debt…
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Silverton Financial Services, Formerly The Bankers Bank, Files Chapter 7 Petition After Being Closed By FDIC
Silverton Financial Services, Inc., formerly known as The Bankers Bank, filed a Chapter 7 petition in the Northern District of Georgia on June 5, 2009. The Bank was closed by the FDIC on May 1,…
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MD Ga - Stay Lifted For Lender To Repossess Vehicle Even Where Non-Debtor Assets That Served As Collateral Had Value In Excess Of Loan
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Six Flags Amusement Parks Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition In Delaware
From the Wall Street Journal, Six Flags, Inc., which has three parks in metro Atlanta (Six Flags, White Water and American Adventures), has filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy petition this morning in the District of…
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Recent Opinions In The Northern And Middle Districts Of Georgia
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