by Dan Sugrue | Sep 20, 2013 | Wills & Estate Law
In the case of In Re ESTATE OF BOYER, 2013 IL 113655, the Illinois Supreme Court deals with the old and little used legal doctrine of election in probate law. The case involved an man living in the Alzheimer’s unit in a nursing home in La Grange Park, and...
by Dan Sugrue | Sep 18, 2013 | Bankruptcy Law
In re: Stephen and Angela Brisco, 11 B 34774, involves an adversary proceeding where one creditor in a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy case, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is objecting to a proposed plan (not yet confirmed) in which it wouldn’t recover funds from...
by Dan Sugrue | Jun 1, 2013 | Bankruptcy Law, General Legal
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, just ruled on a case regarding a motion for relief from stay, but with a twist. In almost every case, it’s the creditor who’s asking for relief from the automatic stay after a debtor...
by Dan Sugrue | Nov 26, 2012 | Bankruptcy Law
A last ditch effort at private mediation failed on Tuesday, setting Hostess on a course for liquidation, assuming the bankruptcy court does not grant pending objections to the plan submitted by Hostess. Here’s the story:...
