Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP, Petitioner v. R. Scott Appling

  1. December 18, 2024

    High Court Bar's Future: McDermott's Paul Hughes

    Paul W. Hughes of McDermott Will & Emery LLP knows U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments are unpredictable — you can end up as the butt of a justice's joke or have the whole bench fully embrace your novel legal theory — so he focuses on what he can control: being overprepared for any version of the court he meets.

  2. June 04, 2018

    Justices Remind Creditors To Get Debt Agreements In Writing

    Creditors who rely on the good faith of debtors for repayment were firmly reminded Monday that any agreement to extend credit should be in writing, according to experts weighing in on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision concerning the dischargeability of consumer debts procured by fraudulent statements.

  3. June 04, 2018

    Justices Back Bankruptcy Protections For Dishonest Debtors

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cemented enhanced protections for financially strapped individuals seeking to wipe away their debts in bankruptcy, resolving a circuit split over the dischargeability of debts procured by fraudulent statements that involve a debtor's financial condition.

  4. May 09, 2018

    Small Businesses, Clients Face Off On Debt Discharge

    The U.S. Supreme Court is wrestling with the question of whether an individual who may have lied to obtain credit can have the debt wiped away in personal bankruptcy proceedings, an issue that has pitted financially distressed Americans seeking a fresh start against small businesses worried about being swindled.