The coronavirus pandemic has decimated businesses nationwide. Unsurprisingly, small businesses are among the hardest hit. Many small business owners have chosen to close their doors rather than continue to struggle. Among those determined to stay in business, bankruptcy rates have gone up by around 40 percent.  Filing for bankruptcy can be a high-impact way to [...]

Although a federal appeals court recently took away one of the options for homeowners in bankruptcy, a number of good alternatives exist for distressed homeowners looking for refuge. In Failla v. Citibank, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, ruled that homeowners who surrender their houses in bankruptcy cannot contest subsequent foreclosure [...]