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Texas Bankruptcy Court Allows Make-Whole Premiums, Post-Petition Interest on Unsecured Claims at Contractual Default Rate

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USA, Texas, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Title 11 of the US Code
"Time Is On My Side" — When a "Time of the Essence" Closing Date Keeps Rolling Like a Stone for 60 Days

The recent decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in In re AAGS Holdings LLC, Case No. 19-13029 (SMB) (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 12, 2019), underscores the ability of debtors — and specifically, for purposes of this Client Alert, parties to real property purchase contracts — to take advantage of the Bankruptcy Code’s 60-day tolling period to get more time to close on a purchase despite a “time of the essence” ("TOE") closing deadline.

USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Escrow, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Rejects "Consensual" Releases in Emerge Energy Chapter 11 Plan

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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, US Securities and Exchange Commission
Delaware Bankruptcy Court Finds that Section 546(e) Does Not Protect Fraudulent Transfers Following Supreme Court’s Ruling in Merit Management

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In one of the first applications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the scope of section 546(e) in Merit Management, Delaware Bankruptcy Court Judge Carey found that section 546(e)’s safe harbor did not apply to fraudulent transfers between two parties that were not financial institutions, even if the transaction passed through financial intermediaries.

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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, United States bankruptcy court
Delaware District Court Holds That a $30 Million Haircut Is Not Unfair Discrimination in a Cramdown Plan

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Third Circuit
Eighth Circuit Holds that Non-Profit, Non-Bankrupt Entities are Insulated from Substantive Consolidation

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Eighth Circuit
Supreme Court Lakeridge Decision Clarifies the Standard of Review of Mixed Questions of Law and Fact — In this Case, Addressing Insider Status for Plan Confirmation and Cram-Down

In another decision affecting Chapter 11 cases, U.S. Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge, --- S. Ct. ---, 2018 WL 1143822 (2018), on March 5, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision, authored by Justice Kagan, affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision to review the Bankruptcy Court’s determination of a mixed question of fact and law for clear error, rather than de novo.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Supreme Court of the United States
Third Circuit Applies More Flexible Standard for WARN Exemption

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 1988 (USA), Third Circuit
IRS Can Pursue “Responsible Persons” for Unpaid Trust Fund Taxes and Automatic Stay Cannot Be Used to Enjoin Collection Against Non-Debtor Officers and Directors

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