The U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) § 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)(1) provides that when a party files for bankruptcy, an automatic stay is triggered. However, it turns out that there are limitations to the ...

If you’re trying to make sense of bankruptcy jargon and hoping to understand the differences between the different types of ...

Hallmark Financial Services files a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the Northern District of Texas after entering into a restructuring support ...

Editor's note: This guide was written by Miller and Hage for The Jaffe Update, a publication produced in July 2013 before the bankruptcy was filed by Kevyn Orr. If Kevyn Orr, the Emergency Manager for ...