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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee Cannot Compel Turnover of Funds Garnished Pre-Petition

Unlike chapter 7, a chapter 13 trustee does not have the power to control debtor’s assets until plan is confirmed. Then, the trustee is still only able to do so as provided in the terms of the confirmed plan. Until … Continue reading

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Missouri Follows the Massachusetts Rule Regarding Snow/Ice Removal by Property Owner

Colleen O’Donnell fell at the River City Casino as a result of accumulating ice from a winter storm. When she filed personal injury claims, the trial court favored the casino. Ultimately, the Missouri Court of Appeals-Eastern District affirmed the trial … Continue reading

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Order of Protection Was Not Supported by Sufficient Evidence of Stalking

L.M.M. filed a petition against J.L.G., the sister of L.M.M.’s boyfriend. L.M.M. accused J.L.G. of coercing, stalking, and harassing her. In addition to J.L.G. texting L.L.M up to seventy-five times a day, J.L.G. would call her employer making false accusations … Continue reading

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Toys ‘R’ Us Plans to Open Shops Inside More Than 400 Macy’s Locations in 2022

The company is aiming increase its physical retail locations to rebuild its brick-and-mortar presence since the company filed bankruptcy in 2017. Macy’s is looking to expand their toy business in hopes that customers coming in to buy toys will buy … Continue reading

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U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds Decision that Debt Collection Agency Violated Law with Phone Calls

Elizabeth Lupia of Colorado Springs has won a case against a medical debt collection company. The Court ruled that this collection company, Medicredit, Inc. had violated consumer protection law because collection calls continued after she had specifically asked to stop … Continue reading

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Our Office Adds Bookkeeping to Our List of Services

The Law Office of Camron Hoorfar now offers full bookkeeping services for our clients. Our professional bookkeeper has over 20 years of bookkeeping experience using thelatest versions of Intuit accounting software: QuickBooks Online (QBO) QuickBooks Pro Desktop QuickBooks Enterprise Remote … Continue reading

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Retirement and Taxes: The Basics of IRAs

Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) provide tax incentives for people to make investments that can provide financial security for their retirement. These can be set up with a bank, life insurance company, mutual fund, or stockbroker. What you should know: Contribution: … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Subchapter V Debtor Eligibility

Bankruptcy Code requires that a Subchapter V debtor be “currently engaged in commercial or business activities at the time of filing in order to be eligible as small business debtor.” In this case, the debtor filed for bankruptcy without intentions … Continue reading

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Pandemic Start-Up Boom Doesn’t Show Signs of Stopping

The pandemic seems to have boosted entrepreneurial activity so much that Americans filed paperwork to start 4.3 million businesses last year. This number is up 24 percent from the year before and by far the most since the government started … Continue reading

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Education Department to Forgive $1.1 Billion for ITT Students

The Education Department has said that it will forgive the federal loans of students who attended ITT Technical Institute but left after March 2008 without completing a degree. This forgiveness will apply to 115,000 borrowers amounting to more than $1 … Continue reading

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