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Fox Rothschild LLP

Secured Creditors’ State Court Rights Affected By Proof Of Claim Choices

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Secured creditors have many choices when it comes to how to file a proof of claim in bankruptcies. Those choices should be weighed carefully, however, because certain choices can have important unexpected consequences that...more

Gray Reed

Lien Inception

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When owners file bankruptcy or projects otherwise go south, lien priority often comes to the forefront.  The idea is relatively simple.  Priority is how courts determine which creditors get paid first.  This often pits...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Seventh Circuit Finds Section 546(c) Creates Federal Priority Rule for Disputes Between Reclaiming Sellers and Secured Lenders

In Whirlpool Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank (In re hhgregg Inc.), Case No. 18-3363 (7th Cir. Feb. 11, 2020), the Seventh Circuit held that a trade creditor’s later-in-time reclamation claim was subordinate to lenders’ pre-petition...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019: Will the Increased Debt Limit Lead to an Uptick in Chapter 12 Filings?

The United States Senate passed the “Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019” (H.R. 2336), which substantially increases the debt limit for agricultural producers seeking to file for relief under Chapter 12 of the United States...more

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In Case You Missed It – PACA Trust Rights in Bankruptcy are Just Plain Old Secured Claims

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Happy 2018! We at The Bankruptcy Cave have been itching to write about the Cherry Growers Chapter 11 case – which really is ground-breaking – but the holidays, life, and yes, work for clients too, all just got in the way. ...more

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