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Supreme Court Holds That a Non-Debtor Retaining a Debtor’s Property Does Not Exercise Control Over the Property in Violation of the Automatic Stay

In January 2020, we analyzed a split among the Circuit Courts regarding whether a non-debtor holding a debtor’s property on the petition date has an affirmative obligation under section 362(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code to return that property to the debtor immediately following the filing of the bankruptcy petition.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
In Conflict With Other Circuits, Seventh Circuit Rules That Certain Transfers Involving Financial Institution Intermediaries Not Immune From Recovery By Bankruptcy Trustee

Section 546(e) of the bankruptcy code prohibits a bankruptcy trustee from avoiding “settlement payment[s]”, or payments “made in connection with a securities contract,” that are “made by or to (or for the benefit of)” qualifying financial entities, including financial institutions, stockbrokers, commodities brokers and others.

USA, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Proskauer Rose LLP, Share (finance), Bankruptcy, Debtor, Security (finance), Safe harbor (law), Trustee, Eighth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Tenth Circuit