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Second Circuit Rules That Lien Is Extinguished Under Chapter 11 Only if Secured Creditor Participates in Case
November 30, 2015
The question of whether the terms of a Chapter 11 plan providing for the treatment of secured creditor claims are binding on non-participating secured creditors has been ongoing. The U.S. Second Circuit recently weighed in on this issue as a matter of first impression.
Disposition of Partial LLC Interests in Bankruptcy
November 30, 2015
The most obvious and logical candidates to purchase an estate's LLC interests are the other, non-bankrupt members because the market for selling privately held LLC interests is thin, and dispositions to third parties may raise complications concerning sales of unregistered securities.
Employee-Related Litigation
November 30, 2015
Business bankruptcy filings are down significantly from their high point during the Great Recession. What appears to have replaced foreclosures and institutional debt issues as the straw that breaks the camel's back is litigation. In many cases seen locally (in the Central District of California), the nature of litigation that pushes a company over the line comes in the form of employee-related causes of action.
Business Filings Fall in Fiscal Year 2015 for Sixth Consecutive Year
November 30, 2015
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts has reported that bankruptcy cases filings in the federal courts have fallen by nearly 11% overall for the fiscal year 2015 ' the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2015.
On the Move
November 30, 2015
Who's going where; who's doing what.
Debtors Cannot Sell Unsecured Creditor's Collateral
November 30, 2015
Under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor may sell property free and clear of a third-party's liens, claims and encumbrances only if that party "could be compelled, in a legal or equitable proceeding, to accept a money satisfaction" of that party's interest in the property. However, in a recent case, the judge was faced with a relatively rare scenario.
For-Profit Colleges
November 02, 2015
The author opines that If Chapter 11 were available to post-secondary schools, rehabilitation for those schools whose problems are balance-sheet issues but not academic or management, would be possible. The result, among others, would be to preserve the institution, the value of credits earned by students and the value of degrees confirmed to alumni.
My New BFF Is a Smart VDR
November 02, 2015
Review of SmartRoom, a secure virtual data room)that was first conceived to securely host due diligence documents for an expedited Chapter 11 asset sale of multiple properties with multiple potential bidders.
Fifth Circuit Jettisons <i>Pro-Snax</i> 'Material Benefit' Standard for Bankruptcy Professional Compensation
November 02, 2015
The Fifth Circuit recently issued a ruling that changes compensation for professional services in bankruptcy: In <I>Pro-Snax</I>, the court had ruled that, to be compensable under section 330, services must result in "an identifiable, tangible, and material benefit to the bankruptcy estate." Now that has changes.
Ninth Circuit Insulates Corporate Insider from Preference Liability
October 02, 2015
"A corporate insider who personally guaranteed" the debtor's loan was not liable on a bankruptcy trustee's preference claim when the corporate debtor repaid its lender, held the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on May 6, 2015. This article analyzes the ruling.

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