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Third Circuit Court Orders Solvent Debtors to Pay Contract Rate Interest, Make-Whole Fees to Unsecured Creditors

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Introduction - On September 10, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided in In re Hertz that although make-whole fees are unmatured interest typically disallowed by section 502(b) of the Bankruptcy Code, a...more

Troutman Pepper

What Is the Difference Between Recharacterization and Equitable Subordination and How Can They Affect My Claim? - Creditor’s...

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When a company files for bankruptcy, creditors often wonder if they will get paid. The answer depends on the priority and treatment of each claim in the bankruptcy process. Troutman Pepper's Creditor’s Rights Toolkit...more

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Third Circuit Follows Fifth and Ninth Circuits on Treatment of Make-Whole Claims in Bankruptcy

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In a much-anticipated decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that unsecured noteholders’ claims against a debtor for certain “Applicable Premiums” were the “economic equivalent” to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bankruptcy in Real Estate: What to Do When Faced with Foreclosure?

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This episode of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate” features hosts Stacey C. Tyler and Stephen Tanico talking with Eric Chafetz, partner in Lowenstein’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, about office...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Jevic Keeps on Gifting: Third Circuit Reaffirms Solvent Debtor Exception by Holding Unsecured Creditors of Solvent Debtor Entitled...

On September 10, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in In re The Hertz Corporation that unsecured creditors of a solvent debtor are entitled to receive the contractual rate of interest, rather than...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Supreme Court Sends Earthquake Through Bankruptcy Cases, Past, Present, and Future

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The legal wrangling over Purdue Pharma, L.P.’s bankruptcy plan has been splashed over the news. In Purdue Pharma’s case, the reorganization plan called for Purdue Pharma to become a non-profit organization, while the Sackler...more

Troutman Pepper

The Debtor (or Its Successor) Has Objected to My Claim – What Do I Need to Do? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Often, after filing a proof of claim, a creditor can go months or even years, without hearing anything regarding their claim. Then, unexpectedly, the creditor's proof of claim faces an objection, possibly on multiple grounds,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Talc-Related Matter Filings Predictably Increase, As New Bankruptcies are Filed

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Observers of filing trends in personal injury mesothelioma matters alleging exposure to talc contaminated with asbestos have noted that the bankruptcy filing of a predominant defendant in those matters did little to slow the...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisee 101: Non-Compete Jumpstarted in Bankruptcy

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A Michigan bankruptcy court held that a debtor-franchisee seeking to reject a franchise agreement for an auto repair center could not reject either a stand-alone confidentiality agreement with the franchisor or the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The Impact of Purdue Pharma

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It has been approximately two months since the highly anticipated Supreme Court decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., and it is already making a significant impact in bankruptcies around the country. In September...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Eighth Circuit Issues Decision on Involuntary Bankruptcy Case and Damages Arising from a Bad Faith Filing

An appeals court has issued an insightful decision on the availability of damages when an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed in bad faith. See Stursberg v. Morrison Sund PLLC, No. 23-1186, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 20286...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Individuals Charged with Bankruptcy Crimes Are Connected to Controversial Mayor of Dolton, Illinois

Under federal law, a debtor may be criminally prosecuted for various kinds of misconduct in connection with a bankruptcy case, including concealing assets, falsifying information, embezzlement, or bribery. See 18 U.S.C. §§...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Rock the Vote and RICO-chet

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Celsius pushes back on FTX customer payback plan | Bloomberg Law - The Celsius administrator and liquidators of Three Arrows Capital objected to FTX's Chapter 11 plan, arguing it aims to compensate people who had accounts...more

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What Is an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors and How Does It Differ From a Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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An assignment for the benefit of creditors (ABC) is a process by which a financially distressed company (referred to as the assignor) transfers its assets to a third-party fiduciary (referred to as the assignee). The assignee...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Post-Purdue Pharma, Two Bankruptcy Courts Chime In on Preliminary Injunctive Relief for Nondebtors

For decades, bankruptcy courts have extended the automatic stay through preliminary injunctions halting litigation against a debtor’s nondebtor codefendants. Such relief was relatively routine when the codefendants were the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy Court Splits the Baby on Real Estate Landlord’s Claim for Unpaid Postpetition Rent

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

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Avon Delaware Bankruptcy Proceedings FAQs

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What is the status of the Avon bankruptcy? Avon Products Inc., a U.S.-based holding company that owns the Avon brand outside the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on August 14, 2024. The filing...more

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The Perils of Over-Lawyering in Bankruptcy

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For a lender in bankruptcy, the best situation is to be an over-secured creditor, meaning the value of your collateral exceeds your debt.  A creditor in this exalted category can recover principal, interest (including...more

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Why Purchasing Commercial Assets in a Bankruptcy Sale May Be a Good Business Strategy

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Businesses generally file for bankruptcy because of financial challenges or operational issues. But, while their distressed business dissolves, there could be an opportunity for another business to acquire it through a...more

Jones Day

Chapter 15 Recognition Is No Rubber Stamp: Recent Trends Regarding Foreign Main and Nonmain Recognition

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he number of complex cross-border restructurings continues to rise as the various economies of the world become more integrated. A growing contingent of countries has enacted sophisticated restructuring regimes or refined...more

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What Are Fraudulent Transfer Claims and What Defenses Exist to Such Claims? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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A fraudulent transfer is an attempt to avoid a debt by improperly transferring assets to a third party, or a transfer of assets for less than fair value made while the company is insolvent or will become insolvent as a result...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Understanding Celsius Network Adversary Proceedings: An Insight into the Complexities of Bankruptcy Claims

The Celsius Network bankruptcy case is a landmark event in the cryptocurrency world, not just because of the scale of financial failure but due to the complex legal battles it has ignited against tens of thousands of consumer...more

King & Spalding

Texas Bankruptcy Court Recommends Denying Summary Judgment in Case Alleging Fraudulent Transfer of PPP Funds to Make Settlement...

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On May 16, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas recommended that the district court largely deny cross motions for summary judgment in an action by the liquidating trust for Fresh Acquisitions,...more

Jones Day

Business Restructuring Review Vol. 23 No. 4 | July–August 2024

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The U.S. Supreme Court handed down three bankruptcy rulings to finish the current Term. The decisions address the validity of nonconsensual third-party releases in chapter 11 plans, the standing of insurance companies to...more

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Third Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Order Dismissing LTL Management/Johnson & Johnson’s Second Chapter 11 Petition

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On June 25, 2024, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rendered an opinion affirming the New Jersey Bankruptcy Court’s decision to dismiss LTL Management/Johnson & Johnson’s second bankruptcy case for “want of good faith...more

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