Today, President Biden signed into law the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act, S. 3823, 117th Cong. (the “Act”), which, among other things, continues the temporary expansion of subchapter V eligibility. Section 1182(i)(B)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code originally limited the term “debtor,” for subchapter V purposes, to a person engaged in commercial or business
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A Day Late and Nearly $5 Million Short?: Legislation Introduced to Make Permanent the $7.5 Million Subchapter V Debt Limit As Temporary Extensions Sunset
On March 14, 2022, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced proposed legislation that—if enacted—would make permanent the $7.5 million debt limit applicable to debtors under subchapter V of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code that has enjoyed only temporary status under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) for the…
Courts Analyze the Degree of “Commercial or Business Activity” Necessary for a Liquidating Debtor to be Eligible for Subchapter V Relief
“Just enough” is an undeniable—if informal—legal precept. The concept finds its way into canon from adequacy of pleading to application of equity. See, e.g., K-Tech Telecommunications, Inc. v. Time Warner Cable, Inc., 714 F.3d 1277, 1284 (Fed. Cir. 2013) (A complaint “must give just enough factual detail to provide ‘fair notice of what…
THQ Inc. Preference Actions Filed
From December 17-19, 2014, THQ Inc. filed approximately 78 preference complaints seeking to avoid and recover alleged preferential transfers pursuant to Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, and to disallow claims of the defendants pursuant to Section 502(d).
By way of background, THQ Inc. (the “Debtor”) filed a petition for bankruptcy in the…
Preference Actions Filed in MCG Limited Partnership Bankruptcy
On August 1, 2014, the Chapter 7 Trustee of MCG Limited Partnership, et al., filed approximately 38 complaints seeking to avoid and recover alleged preferential transfers pursuant to Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, and to disallow claims of the defendants pursuant to Section 502(d).
By way of background, MCG Limited Partnership,…
Bankruptcy Code Section 503(b)(9): Goods Shipped Within 20 Days
It is your worst nightmare. You ship goods to a company, only to find out that shortly after shipment, it files for bankruptcy. Now, instead of receiving payment for those goods, you are simply one of many creditors of the debtor’s estate. What remedies do you have under the Bankruptcy Code to recover the amount…