The Eleventh Circuit sided with the Third Circuit in finding that a creditor’s administrative claim under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(9) does not offset its new value defense pursuant to 11
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Preference Litigation
Critical Vendor Order Insufficient to Protect Critical Vendors Against Preference Claims
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In a recent post, our own Harriet Wallace observed a truism in a recent ruling by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in the chapter…
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Gross Opinion Calls New Value “A Beacon of Light”
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In a 32 page opinion entered December 5, 2017 Judge Gross of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled on cross motions for summary judgment concerning an avoidance action in the Simplexity…
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RadioShack Preference Litigation UPDATE
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As detailed in this previous post, the Liquidating Trustee appointed to prosecute preference actions in the RadioShack bankruptcy proceeding filed approximately 383 preference actions in late October and early…
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Chopper Express Preference Actions Filed
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In the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Charles Forman, the Chapter 7 Trustee to the debtors, Chopper Express, Inc., Chopper DDS, Inc., Life Trucking, Inc.,…
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Tri-Valley Corp. Bankruptcy – Preference Complaint Dismissed – Leave to Amend Granted
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Summary
In a straight-forward 11 page decision signed January 7, 2015, Judge Walrath of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a preference complaint, but granted the…
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Conex Bankruptcy – Summary Judgment in a Preference Action
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In an 18 page opinion released December 18, 2014 in the Conex Holdings bankruptcy (Bank. D. Del. 11-10501), Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court analyzed the “ordinary course of…
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NOLs – A Recoverable Transfer?
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In a 27 page opinion released October 23, 2014 in the Conex Holdings case (Bank. D. Del. 11-10501), Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court provided his analysis of the…
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Capitol Infrastructure, LLC Preference Litigation
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From April 22 – 24, 2014, Jeoffrey L. Burtch, Chapter 7 Trustee of the Capitol Infrastructure, LLC bankruptcy estates, filed approximately 71 complaints seeking to avoid and recover alleged preferential…
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Preference Complaints filed in RG Steel Bankruptcy
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Introduction
Earlier this week, RG Steel Sparrows Point, LLC (“RG Steel”), began filing complaints to avoid and recover what it contends are preferential transfers under sections 547 and 548 of…
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