At the end of a lawsuit, the prevailing party often ends up with a final judgment awarding it some monetary amount from the losing party. This amount can include amounts for damages, attorney fees and ...

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Section 510(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides a mechanism designed to preserve the creditor/shareholder risk allocation paradigm by categorically subordinating claims asserted against a debtor by ...

The relative ease of beginning a real property execution does not mean this step should be taken in all cases. This article discusses the significant issues to be considered. Judgment enforcement ...

When you take the trouble and expense to file a lawsuit, you hope to be paid after you obtain a judgment in your favor. However, the individual or entity against whom you obtained a judgment may have ...

A: Over time, I have handled civil cases where we obtained judgment, sometimes sizable, but to date have not been able to collect. Unfortunately, that does happen; indeed, as the saying goes, “a paper ...

What happens if a debtor suffers a judgment, the creditor gets a lien against the debtor's interest in an LLC or partnership, and then the debtor is later able to wash the judgment out in bankruptcy?

Q. My niece sold her home last year. She had some outstanding debt which was discovered during the title search, so at closing money was held in escrow to pay the debt. All was paid except for one, ...

Albert Barcroft appeals the trial court’s order of May 4, 2001, denying his “Motion for Judicial Review of a Documentation Purporting to Create a Judgment Lien.” See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. 51.902 ...