Small business bankruptcy filings, captured as Subchapter V elections within Chapter 11, increased 81% year over year in April, according to Epiq Bankruptcy. All Chapter 11 filings increased 32% year over year in April. read more

MAY 3, 2023 - 6:57 am

New bankruptcy filings in February registered double-digit year-over-year increases across all major U.S. filing categories, according to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, including an 83% increase in Chapter 11 filings. read more

MAR 6, 2023 - 7:14 am

According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data, new bankruptcy filings were up year over year across Chapters 7, 11, 13 and 15 in January. read more

FEB 6, 2023 - 7:16 am

According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 2% year over year in October while decreasing 32% on a month-over-month basis. In addition, Subchapter V elections increased 28% year over year and decreased 16% month over month.   read more

NOV 4, 2022 - 7:02 am

According to data provided by Epiq Bankruptcy, a provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data, there were 212 commercial Chapter 11 filings registered in July 2022, a decrease of 13% from the 245 filings in July 2021. read more

AUG 5, 2022 - 7:03 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute added Barbara Grant Bereskin and Katie Esser to the team supporting its partner program. Grant Bereskin joined the team as director of business development and partner programs and Esser joined as business development coordinator. read more

JUN 21, 2021 - 6:20 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute named Eve H. Karasik of Levene Neale Bender Yoo & Brill in Los Angeles to serve a two-year term as the organization’s first vice president of diversity and inclusion. read more

MAY 6, 2021 - 6:43 am

Commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 46% in November 2020 compared with November of last year, according to data provided by Epiq. read more

DEC 8, 2020 - 7:20 am

Total U.S. bankruptcy filings in October decreased 41% from last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. Commercial Chapter 11 filings increased slightly, with the 550 filings in October 2020 up 4% over the 530 recorded in October 2019. read more

NOV 10, 2020 - 7:20 am

Those practicing in and for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) expected failure and death at rates greater than other healthcare settings because of “pre-existing conditions” of the industry, according to an article in the ABI Journal. read more

SEP 28, 2020 - 7:04 am

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, courts have alleviated some financial burdens of bankrupt retailers by granting “mothball motions,” allowing companies to shelve post-petition rental payments, according to an article in the August ABI Journal. read more

AUG 31, 2020 - 6:51 am

Total commercial Chapter 11 filings in July 2020 increased 52% from the previous year, according to data provided by Epiq. read more

AUG 6, 2020 - 7:34 am

Total commercial chapter 11 filings in January 2020 increased 72% over the same period last year, according to data provided by Epiq Systems, Inc. read more

FEB 6, 2020 - 6:56 am

Commercial chapter 11 filings totaled 414 in September, a 33% increase over September 2018’s total of 312 filings, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute. read more

OCT 7, 2019 - 6:10 am

Total bankruptcy filings during calendar year 2018 decreased 2% from 2017, according to data provided by Epiq Systems. read more

JAN 9, 2019 - 6:35 am