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The intra-district divide in the Southern District of New York continued to deepen on the issue of whether claims disallowance under section 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code applies to the claim or to the claimant, with the recent decision from a S.D.N.Y. bankruptcy court disagreeing with the S.D.N.Y. district court decision in In re Enron Corp., 379 B.R. 425 (S.D.N.Y. 2007) (Enron II). See, In re Firestar Diamond, Inc., 2020 WL 1934896, — B.R. — (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2020) (Firestar).
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Seventh Circuit Applies Safe Harbor to Private Securities Transaction
By Michael L. Cook
“… [T]he term ‘securities contract’ as used in [Bankruptcy Code] §546(e) unambiguously includes contracts involving privately held securities,” The Seventh Circuit held in Petr v. BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
By Lawrence J. Kotler and Elisa Hyder
In Lafferty v. Off-Spec Solutions, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit held that the discharge exceptions under Section 523(a) do not apply to corporate debtors under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Merchant Cash Advances Could Be More Trouble Than They’re Worth
By Joseph Pack and Jessey Krehl
As small-business owners have continued to struggle in an uncertain economy, a growing number have begun the dangerous practice of relying on merchant cash advances — essentially seeking financial shelter in a lion’s den.
Biotech Industry Bankruptcy Case Update: ‘Zymergen’ and ‘Humanigen’
By Edward E. Neiger, Marianna Udem and Joo Hee Park
This Bankruptcy Case Update focuses on the recent biotech industry bankruptcy cases of Zymergen and Humanigen.