The U.S. Supreme Court has often declared that the bankruptcy court is a place strictly reserved for 'honest debtors.' And while that connotes individuals, there is no escaping the implication
Creditor's Rights Vindicated: Bad Faith Chapter 11 Dismissed By Appellate Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has often declared that the bankruptcy court is a place strictly reserved for 'honest debtors.' And while that connotes individuals, there is no escaping the implication that it is just as applicable to businesses that should only be seeking to advance legitimate ends via the bankruptcy process. Yet, an even more direct admonition to all who may file a bankruptcy case is the requirement of 'good faith,' a concept general enough to be adaptable, but strict enough to require entrants to come into the proceedings with the proverbial 'clean hands.'
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