If you’re researching the term automatic stay, you are probably thinking about declaring bankruptcy. But on a positive note, an automatic stay gives people in a bankruptcy a lot of relief from debt ...

Of all the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, Section 362 pertaining to the automatic stay appears more straightforward than most. In spite of the apparent simplicity of the statutory language, ...

Kenneth A. Listwak, left, and Francis J. Lawall, right, of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders. The automatic stay is arguably the most important protection the Bankruptcy Code provides a debtor.

When the Supreme Court hears its first bankruptcy argument of the fall next week in Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry, many in the audience may wonder why the justices chose to review such a seemingly ...

Brettco is now in its bankruptcy. The first-day motions are out of the way. Brettco can pay its employees the money that was owed before it filed and can pay its bills for the next two weeks, until ...

Ritzen Group v. Jackson Masonry is one of those uncommon cases in which the argument left little doubt about how the justices would rule. I often think that arguments suggest a likely outcome, but ...

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An automatic stay prevents creditors from taking action to collect on certain debts when you file for bankruptcy. Automatic stays can offer some protection against eviction, foreclosure, repossession ...