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Lenders Beware: Lender Liability is Back
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 [...]
Creditors Precluded from Collaterally Pursuing Claims Against Third Party/Guarantor, if Treated/Released in Confirmed Re-Org Plan
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 [...]
The Texas Two-Step is Alive and Well
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 [...]
Classifying Claims in a Plan of Reorganization – Creating an Accepting Class
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 [...]