Earlier this year, we reported on a decision limiting a secured creditor's right to credit bid purchased debt (capping the credit bid at the discounted price paid for the debt) to facilitate an auction in Fisker Automotive Holdings' chapter 11 case.¹ In the weeks that followed, the debtor held a competitive (nineteen-round) auction and ultimately selected Wanxiang America Corporation, rather than the secured creditor, as the w

Overview

New amendments to the Bankruptcy Rules became effective on December 1, 2011.  These amendments add new requirements and potentially harsh penalties for failure to comply.  An overview of those amendments follows.

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