On November 8, 2016, Judge Kevin Gross of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion (the “Opinion”) that affects nine different bankruptcy cases. The Opinion was issued in response to the request of Honeywell and Ford for access to asbestos claimants’ Rule 2019 exhibits. A copy of the Opinion is available here.
This blog series has been following the continuing flow of large security breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) and how affected providers and insurers have been responding to their discovery. The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s North Bronx Healthcare Network (“HHC”) has recently become perhaps the largest marcher in the parade of PHI security breaches with a reported 1,700,000 persons affected.
What if I Forget to Bring My Social Security Card?
If you were to happen to forget to bring your Social Security card to your 341 Meeting of Creditors and I am your attorney, my head will spin around exorcist style and fire will come out of my mouth. Just kidding, maybe. Honestly, if you were to forget your Social Security card or misplace it prior to the meeting (both have happened to my clients, multiple times) it is not the end of the world…or your bankruptcy case.
Asbestos defendants are one step closer to greater transparency regarding the often illusive bankruptcy trust claims and payments. On Wednesday, November 13, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act by a 221-199 vote. FACT would amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to require trusts formed under a bankruptcy reorganization plan and charged with paying claims connected to asbestos exposure to disclose all demands made by claimants and the basis of any payments made to claimants.
The nature of online commerce requires the collection of information from individuals to identify the parties to individual transactions, transfer funds for payment, and ensure the delivery of the goods or services being acquired. Public concern about the potential for abuse of such information by online merchants gave rise to the development of so-called "privacy policies" that provide a measure of reassurance that information collected will be protected from unauthorized use and disclosure.
Effective December 1, 2007, the official proof of claim form filed in bankruptcy cases changed. While the basic information included on the proof of claim form remains the same, there are some changes creditors should be aware of which are summarized below.
Creditor Information
The dispute over the disposition of customer records held by the "Clear" airport traveler program casts a spotlight once again on the handling of consumer personal data when a business falls on hard times. In such circumstances, the desire of the debtor to preserve or maximize the value of its business assets can conflict with legitimate privacy interests of individuals who were customers of the business.
The dispute over the disposition of customer records held by the "Clear" airport traveler program casts a spotlight once again on the handling of consumer personal data when a business falls on hard times. In such circumstances, the desire of the debtor to preserve or maximize the value of its business assets can conflict with legitimate privacy interests of individuals who were customers of the business.
The nature of online commerce requires the collection of information from individuals to identify the parties to individual transactions, transfer funds for payment, and ensure the delivery of the goods or services being acquired. Public concern about the potential for abuse of such information by online merchants gave rise to the development of so-called "privacy policies" that provide a measure of reassurance that information collected will be protected from unauthorized use and disclosure.
On November 8, 2016, Judge Kevin Gross of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion (the “Opinion”) that affects nine different bankruptcy cases. The Opinion was issued in response to the request of Honeywell and Ford for access to asbestos claimants’ Rule 2019 exhibits. A copy of the Opinion is available here.