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Business Restructuring Review Vol. 23 No. 3 | May-June 2024

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In In re Pack Liquidating, LLC, 2024 WL 409830 (Bankr. D. Del. Feb. 2, 2024), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled that, in accordance with Third Circuit precedent, the Bankruptcy Code, rather than...more

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Fifth Circuit: Preference Claims Are Property of the Bankruptcy Estate that Can Be Sold

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A debtor's non-exempt assets (and even the debtor's entire business) are commonly sold during the course of a bankruptcy case by the trustee or a chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") as a means of augmenting the bankruptcy...more

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Business Restructuring Review July-August 2023 | Vol. 22 No. 4

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There is longstanding controversy concerning the validity of third-party release provisions in non-asbestos trust chapter 11 plans that limit the potential exposure of various nondebtor parties involved in the process of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bankruptcy 101: Bankruptcy Cases, Adversary Proceedings, and Contested Matters - Bankruptcy Basics for New and Non-Bankruptcy...

This entry is part of Nelson Mullins’s ongoing “Bankruptcy Basics” blog series that is intended to address foundational aspects of bankruptcy for new and non-bankruptcy practitioners and professionals. This entry will discuss...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Decision Blocks Ch. 13 Bankruptcy for Cannabis Business Employee

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If you work for a cannabis business, then bankruptcy relief may not be available to you, according to the In re Blumsack decision out of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts. Whether an employee works...more

Jenner & Block

Compilation of Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law - January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major...more

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Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law, January 2023

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1. AUTOMATIC STAY - 1.1 Covered Activities - 1.1.a Court declines to enjoin third party claims against the debtor’s jointly liable parent corporation. The debtor manufactured earplugs for many years. A major multinational...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Crypto implosion? EV C7, the Perelman Polka, bankruptcy bellwethers?

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Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Celsius Networks, a crypto lending platform that has marketed itself as an alternative to the traditional banking model, does not offer its users any...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bankruptcy 101: The “Estate” and “Property of the Estate” - Bankruptcy Basics for New and Non-Bankruptcy Attorneys

This entry is part of Nelson Mullins’s ongoing “Bankruptcy Basics” blog series that is intended to address foundational aspects of bankruptcy for non-bankruptcy practitioners and professionals.  This entry will explain the...more

BCLP

Now That We Found Assets, What Are We Going To Do With Them?

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My most recent post surveyed situations in which a debtor might lose assets, or see their value drop to zero, during a bankruptcy case. This article addresses the opposite circumstance: how might a debtor’s estate gain new...more

JAMS

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss the Use of Mediation in Bankruptcy Cases

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In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Judge Joan Feeney and Judge Phillip Shefferly share their thoughts on why mediation is a good tool to resolve bankruptcy disputes, provide listeners with a look into their own approaches to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Proof of Claim Form: Quick Reference Guide

A proof of claim is a written statement setting out a creditor's claim and asserting its right to receive a distribution from the bankruptcy estate. It must "conform substantially" to Official Bankruptcy Form B410 (Fed. R....more

Maynard Nexsen

What's the Deal? Bankruptcy Tips and News

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A common misconception recently is that bankruptcy filings are at an all-time high. It’s an understandable assumption when the news is saturated with stories about store closures and unemployment spawned by the COVID...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Six Questions About Involuntary Bankruptcy

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Trying to collect money from someone who cannot or will not pay you is frustrating. That old chestnut about throwing good money after bad comes to mind. Placing an individual or firm (your “debtor”) into bankruptcy is a...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Bankruptcy Chatter and COVID-19: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Insights, Issue 1

Welcome to our first edition of Bankruptcy Chatter - our e-newsletter devoted to bankruptcy and creditors' rights. Our goal is to bring you the most up-to-date information, especially given this uncertain time during the...more

Burr & Forman

Burr Alert: Fourth Circuit Green Lights Lender Claims for Post-Petition Attorneys’ Fees

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Most lending institutions and bankruptcy practitioners are familiar with a secured creditor’s ability to include post-petition attorneys’ fees in its claim against a bankrupt debtor so long as (1) the claim amount does not...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Take It to the Limit: Increase in Chapter 13 Debt Limits

Individuals have several options when filing bankruptcy. Chapter 13 is often preferred for individuals with regular income who wish to keep their homes and other secured assets. In a Chapter 13 filing, the court will approve...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Cramdown Interest Rate Best Set Based on Market Rates

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The Bankruptcy Code permits cramdown of a secured creditor but requires that the secured creditor receive deferred cash payments at least equal to the value of its collateral. This means that installment payments to the...more

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Court Rejects Lender’s Objection to Payment of Debtor’s Counsel’s Fees and Expenses from Pre-Petition Retainer

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In a decision rendered on December 30, 2016, the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Florida (the “Court”) addressed the debtor’s counsel’s interim application for an award of fees and expenses for services rendered...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

Carlton Fields

Accidentally On Purpose: Washington Court Finds Coverage For Contempt Of Court Based On “Misunderstanding”

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Professional liability policies cover claims based on the insured’s alleged negligent acts, errors or omissions, and not claims for “sanctions or penalties” for “willful” professional misconduct. But the insurer’s duty to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What General Counsel Should Know When a Company's Tenant Files for Bankruptcy

Your tenant files for bankruptcy-what’s your move? Debtors who are lessees under real property leases have certain rights regarding their lease under § 365 of the Bankruptcy Code. Essentially, the debtor has two options: 1)...more

McCarter & English, LLP

The Supreme Court Continues Stability In The Secondary Mortgage Market

On Monday, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the principle that junior “underwater” residential mortgage liens can “pass through” a bankruptcy case unaffected. In Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett, the Supreme Court held...more

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The Supreme Court Prohibits Chapter 7 Debtors From Stripping Off Wholly Underwater Liens in Bankruptcy

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On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court in Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett, 575 U.S. ____ (2015), unanimously held that a Chapter 7 debtor cannot strip off wholly “underwater” liens secured by the debtor’s...more

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Recent Court Decisions Hold That The Absolute Priority Rule Still Protects Creditors Of Individual Chapter 11 Debtors

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As the economic recovery continues to wind along through the up and down financial cycles that have been the hallmark of the last four years, there can be little doubt that some individuals historically on the higher end of...more

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