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Court Holds Filing of Proof of Claim Results in Waiver of Right to Jury Trial Despite Claimants’ Purported Reservation of Rights

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In an opinion dated Jan. 10, 2020, Bankruptcy Judge Craig A. Gargotta of the Western District of Texas (San Antonio Division) held that a creditor who submits a proof of claim in bankruptcy waives its right to a jury trial, regardless of whether the creditor has couched its claim in protective language purporting to reserve its right to a jury trial. See Schmidt v. AAF Players LLC (In re Legendary Field Exhibitions LLC), 19-05053 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. Jan. 10, 2020).

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USA, Texas, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Supreme Court of the United States, United States bankruptcy court
Fifth Circuit Affirms Bar Orders in Receivership, Bars Creditors From Pursuing Claims Against Settling Defendants

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, US Securities and Exchange Commission
In re Putnal: adequately protecting postpetition rents

Section 552(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that if a creditor prior to bankruptcy obtained a security interest in rents paid to the debtor, that security interest extends to postpetition rents to the extent provided in the security agreement. Courts have disagreed, however, on the question of whether the debtor must provide adequate protection with respect to such postpetition rents. The resolution of this issue typically determines whether the debtor may use a portion of the postpetition rents that it receives to fund the administrative costs of its bankruptcy.

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