Lender liability lawsuits have generally been few and far between. However, recently, a Chapter 7 trustee obtained a judgment against a lender premised on the lender’s bad acts against the debtor prior to the filing of a bankruptcy Chapter [...]
A U.S. District Court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia1, Richmond Division, set aside confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan that contained “extremely broad third-party (non-debtor) releases.” What makes this case so exceptional is the analysis, and also [...]
There is a reason why a buyer of substantially all of a seller’s assets may want to pursue a sale via the buyer filing bankruptcy, through a bankruptcy auction. By obtaining a court order approving a sale via a [...]
Discussion of: Highland Capital Management LP v. Dondero (In re Highland Capital Management LP), 21-03003, 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 3314 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. Dec. 3, 2021) Bankruptcy courts are in disagreement whether to enforce arbitration provisions as opposed to trying the [...]
In New Falls Corp. v. LaHaye (In re LaHaye), No. 19-30795 (5th Cir. Nov. 12, 2021), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals prevented a secured lender from pursuing individual guarantors on a claim that had been partially released in [...]
See a related update, published Feb. 16, 2023. In re LTL Mgmt. LLC, No. 21-30589 (MBK) [Docket No. 1572] (Bankr. D.N.J. 2021) Other than being a dance, what is the Texas Two-Step, in terms of corporate mergers? The [...]
Discussing: Holliday v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, No. 20-5404 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 13, 2021) Subject to certain defenses, in a bankruptcy proceeding, transfers made to a creditor within 90 days of the transferor filing bankruptcy can be clawed back [...]
Section 1122(a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “a plan may place a claim … in a particular class only if such claim … is substantially similar to the other claims … of such class.” Among other things, Section [...]
Generally speaking, when a debtor or trustee in bankruptcy seeks to sell certain assets, a secured creditor has a right to "credit bid" the secured portion of its claim. Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a creditor [...]
re: Homaidan v. Sallie Mae, Inc., et al., No. 20-1981 (2d Cir. July 15, 2021) Generally speaking, student loans are extremely difficult to discharge in bankruptcy even under dire circumstances when guaranteed by a government unit or a non-profit [...]
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