Personal Injury Claims in Bankruptcy 2023
This program is an excerpt from the Annual Bankruptcy Update – Eastern and Western Districts 2022.
It’s personal
Filing for bankruptcy can be an intimidating, emotionally taxing experience for your clients. When a personal injury claim is intertwined with a bankruptcy, the case can be particularly daunting. For clients with a pending or current personal injury claim, it’s important to understand how a bankruptcy could influence the outcome.
At Personal Injury Claims in Bankruptcy, Nicole I. Pellerin and Zeshan Usman will provide answers to questions such as:
- What are the duties of the bankruptcy lawyer and the personal injury lawyer?
- What happens to a personal injury claim if the claimant files for bankruptcy?
- Which claim should be filed first?
- What happens if the client fails to disclose a personal injury cause of action to the bankruptcy court?
- What if the personal injury claim accrues after the bankruptcy?
This program is an excerpt from the Annual Bankruptcy Update – Eastern and Western Districts 2022.
It’s personal
Filing for bankruptcy can be an intimidating, emotionally taxing experience for your clients. When a personal injury claim is intertwined with a bankruptcy, the case can be particularly daunting. For clients with a pending or current personal injury claim, it’s important to understand how a bankruptcy could influence the outcome.
At Personal Injury Claims in Bankruptcy, Nicole I. Pellerin and Zeshan Usman will provide answers to questions such as:
- What are the duties of the bankruptcy lawyer and the personal injury lawyer?
- What happens to a personal injury claim if the claimant files for bankruptcy?
- Which claim should be filed first?
- What happens if the client fails to disclose a personal injury cause of action to the bankruptcy court?
- What if the personal injury claim accrues after the bankruptcy?
You’ll also learn how to advocate for a relief of stay in a bankruptcy case and how to reopen a case to amend schedules. Examine how judicial estoppel applies in bankruptcy cases involving personal injury claims and clarify what should be considered property of the bankruptcy estate. Plus, get helpful tips on settlements and handling Medicare and Medicaid liens.
Make sense of the complicated intersection of bankruptcy and personal injury cases with help from Personal Injury Claims in Bankruptcy.
Product details
- Confidently take on bankruptcy cases involving personal injury claims
- Find out what must be disclosed for a potential personal injury claim
- Determine which property is considered property of the bankruptcy estate
- Know what you need to do to reopen a bankruptcy case
- Understand how to undergo a Chapter 13 liquidation analysis
- Apply what you’ve learned to detailed hypothetical fact patterns
- Bankruptcy lawyers
- Personal injury lawyers
- Bankruptcy trustees