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Transferring Personally Identifiable Information in Bankruptcy M&A

With data privacy issues constantly in the news, what do businesses need to know about handling personal information when they’re considering bankruptcy, especially if some personal information – like customer records – may be a valuable asset?

Global, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Personal data, Title 11 of the US Code, GDPR, California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 (USA)
Transferring Personally Identifiable Information in Bankruptcy M&A

With data privacy issues constantly in the news, what do businesses need to know about handling personal information when they’re considering bankruptcy, especially if some personal information – like customer records – may be a valuable asset?

USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, IT & Data Protection, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Personal data, Federal Trade Commission (USA), Title 11 of the US Code
Tweet all about it: U.S. Bankruptcy Court rules business social media accounts are property of debtor LLC's bankruptcy estate, not individual LLC members

In a case of first impression in Texas, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas held that the former majority member of a chapter 11 LLC debtor had to relinquish control of the LLC's Facebook page and Twitter account because they were property of the LLC's bankruptcy estate. In re CTLI, LLC, Case No. 14-33564, 2015 WL 1588085 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. April 3, 2015). CTLI, LLC was a Texas gun store and shooting range doing business as Tactical Firearms.

USA, Texas, Insolvency & Restructuring, Internet & Social Media, Litigation, Duane Morris LLP, Debtor, Limited liability company, Twitter, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for Southern District of Texas