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Cole Schotz

Third Circuit Decision Is A Cautionary Tale About The “Security” Of Tax Lien – Certificate Holders’ Security In Bankruptcy

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Tax lien certificates are a marketable commodity in several jurisdictions, including New Jersey. The Third Circuit’s recent decision in In re Hackler v. Arianna Holdings Company, LLC, No. 18-1650, __ F.3d __, 2019 2019 WL...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Bankruptcy Beat: The Second Circuit Establishes a Binding Standard For Lien Extinguishment Under a Plan of Reorganization

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion, City of Concord, N.H. v. N. New England Tel. Operations, LLC (In re N. New England Tel. Operations LLC), 795 F.3d 343 (2d Cir. 2015), addressing an issue of...more

Troutman Pepper

Equitable Liens: No Mortgage Does Not Necessarily Mean No Lien

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Marcum v. Marcum (In re Marcum), 508 B.R. 499 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2014) – A creditor made two prepetition loans to a chapter 13 debtor for payment of delinquent real estate taxes. The loans were supposed to be secured by...more

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Strong Arm Powers: Does Sovereign Immunity Trump a Claim Based on State Law?

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Kohut v. Wayne County Treasurer (In re Lewiston), 528 B.R. 387 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2015) – The debtor made property tax payments on behalf of several real estate projects.  The chapter 7 trustee sought to recover those...more

Baker Donelson

Claim Purchasing as a Strategy to Avoid a Cramdown

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While there are many factors that can lead a business or individual to file a chapter 11 bankruptcy petition seeking to reorganize a business, often times, particularly in a single-asset real estate case, the primary impetus...more

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