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

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, commercial Chapter 11 filings totaled 308 in September, a 31% decrease from the 445 filings in the same month one year ago. read more

OCT 4, 2018 - 7:15 am

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, the 361 commercial chapter 11 filings in recorded in August 2018 were down 12% from the 412 commercial chapter 11 filings in July. read more

SEP 7, 2018 - 7:10 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported a total of 306 commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcies for the month of June 2018, a 49% decrease from the 601 commercial Chapter 11 filings in June 2017. read more

JUL 6, 2018 - 7:11 am

According to the American Bankruptcy Institute, total commercial filings dropped 32% to 391 in April from the April 2017 total of 575. read more

MAY 7, 2018 - 7:00 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported total commercial Chapter 11 filings increased 22% from 1,280 in Q1/17 to 1,562 during the first three months of 2018. read more

APR 6, 2018 - 6:41 am

The American Bankruptcy Institute reported that there were 425 total commercial Chapter 11 filings in February 2018 representing an increase of 4% from February 2017’s total of 407. read more

MAR 12, 2018 - 7:16 am