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Entitled to Stay Relief? Prove it.

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For example, you make a commercial real estate loan and record your deed of trust. The borrower pays you for a time but then defaults.  You tried loan forbearance and modification, but it was unsuccessful. The borrower falls...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Purdue Does Not Bar Injunctions in Section 363 Sales, Says Recent Bankruptcy Decision

On January 24, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered an opinion denying a motion for a stay pending an appeal of a settlement motion in In re Hopeman Bros., Inc., No....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Barton Doctrine: Suit Against Receiver Did Not Require Court Permission

The Barton doctrine provides that a court-appointed receiver cannot be sued absent “leave of court by which he was appointed.” Barton v. Barbour, 104 U.S. 126, 127 (1881). “An action against a receiver without court...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Sack Exchange and Which Craft?

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Purdue's Sackler family offers to increase contribution in new opioid settlement, WSJ reports | Reuters - The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their contribution to the opioid lawsuit...more

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Creditor Pays for Violating Stay in Mastic Bay

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A recent Second Circuit opinion sets a bright-line rule: if the Debtor is named as a defendant in a pre-bankruptcy lawsuit, the automatic stay applies to halt further proceedings. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC v. Fogarty (In re...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Intercreditor Agreements in Bankruptcy: How Intercreditor Agreements shape the proceedings and outcomes for secured creditors

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Junior and Senior Lenders work hard to negotiate Intercreditor Agreements. What difference does it make? Isn’t it enough to simply agree that the Junior Lender is in a junior position? This article follows a borrower,...more

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Limetree Court Denies Stay Pending Appeal of Order Approving 363 Sale

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A recent order from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) allowed a debtor to reopen a completed auction based on a significantly more attractive, but untimely, bid. The late bid...more

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