THE SPLIT DOLLARMINATOR!
Perhaps surprisingly given the rarity of such cases, a handful of high-profile court rulings recently have addressed whether a solvent chapter 11 debtor is obligated to pay postpetition, pre-effective date interest ("pendency...more
On Oct. 26, in a highly anticipated decision, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, In re Ultra Petroleum Corp. Corp., et al., Case No. 16-32202 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2020), held that certain noteholders were...more
In a decision entered just before the end of the year in the PG&E bankruptcy cases, Judge Montali issued an opinion (the “Opinion”) finding that unsecured creditors in a solvent bankruptcy case are entitled under the...more
Reversing its long standing precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that when a chapter 11 debtor cures a default under its loan agreements, the debtor is required to pay default interest as required...more
GM’s term lenders had received $28 million in cash interest during the 90 days prior to GM’s filing, and $1.5 billion in full payment during the bankruptcy, subject to disgorgement if the term lenders proved to be...more