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California Court Upholds Expansive Definition of Recoupment

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USA, California, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Medicaid, Ninth Circuit, US District Court for Central District of California
Supreme Court To Hear Dispute Over Debt Recharacterization

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Supreme Court of the United States, Fourth Circuit
Refusing to Fund Into a Bankruptcy: Lessons From Lyondell for Lenders

In the May 2017 issue of Debt Dialogue, we discussed the recent decision by Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S.

USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Ruling and the Material Adverse Event Default

In February 2017, Judge Katherine Polk Faila of the Southern District of New York issued a bench ruling1 in Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2017), in which she found that a proposed exchange of senior notes for revolver commitments would violate certain covenants of the issuer’s credit agreement protecting the term loan lenders.

USA, New York, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, JPMorgan Chase, US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Resolving the Mortgage Arrears Crisis (Volume 2/2017)

In this regular briefing, we summarise recent cases, developments and trends relevant to the ongoing efforts to resolve the mortgage arrears crisis.

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Personal Insolvency

A series of recent cases have shed further light on factors that a Court will take into account when hearing a debtor’s appeal of a secured creditor’s decision to reject a proposed Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA) under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 (the 2012 Act).

Ireland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Arthur Cox LLP
Deepening the Divide on Whether Avoidance Provisions Apply to Foreign Transfers

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Fourth Circuit, US District Court for the Southern District of New York
High Court delivers a blow to warehousing by lenders

On 22 May 2017, the High Court delivered judgment in favour of two homeowners, Paula and Colm Callaghan, allowing a significant write-down of their mortgage debt and rejecting a proposal by their lender, KBC, that the debt should instead be deferred or ‘warehoused’ for future enforcement.

BACKGROUND

The Callaghans had a mortgage with KBC for over €285,000 for their family home which was valued at just €105,000. The mortgage fell into arrears and the Callaghans sought to enter into a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA).

Ireland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Arthur Cox LLP
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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Puerto Rico, USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Private Client & Offshore Services, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Internal Revenue Service (USA), Eighth Circuit, Third Circuit, First Circuit
Jurisdiction Retention Clause in Sale Order Can’t Provide Bankruptcy Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Contract Disputes between Non-Debtors

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, First Circuit
Ninth Circuit Applies Replacement Value in Cramdown Even If Lower Than Liquidation Value

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, US HUD, Ninth Circuit