A chapter 7 trustee-lessee’s failure to comply with postpetition, pre-rejection lease obligations does not automatically give the landlord an administrative expense claim, as some courts fashion alternative remedies on a...more
8/21/2024
/ Bankruptcy Code ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Leases ,
Motion to Compel ,
Payment Terms ,
Post-Petition Interest ,
Rent ,
Trustees
The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that the Social Security Administration’s withholding of post-petition benefits to satisfy the debtor’s prepetition obligation to repay overpayments qualifies as recoupment...more
4/3/2024
/ Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) ,
Chapter 7 ,
Debtors ,
Injunctions ,
Pensions ,
Recoupment ,
Social Security Act ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
SSDI ,
Workers’ Compensation ,
Workplace Injury