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    None too appealing – district court turns aside Free Lance-Star Publishing credit bid lender
    2014-05-22

    A recent ruling in the Chapter 11 case of Free Lance-Star Publishing limited the credit bidding rights of a secured creditor.  The ruling has called into question the ability of the holder of secured debt to utilize such debt to acquire companies on a going concern basis in bankruptcy cases, particularly in instances where the debt was acquired at a discount for such expr

    Filed under:
    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Secured creditor, United States bankruptcy court, US District Court for Eastern District of Virginia
    Authors:
    Benjamin D. Feder
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    DeX Games - SuperMedia and Dex One file simultaneous Chapter 11 cases to effect merger
    2013-03-25

    Distressed m&a is the “new normal” in Chapter 11 cases, as noted here and elsewhere. Two large media marketing and advertising companies, Super

    Filed under:
    USA, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    Authors:
    Benjamin D. Feder
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    Some bankruptcy orders are final even if case is still pending
    2012-05-17

    IN RE: USA BABY, INC. (March 28, 2012)

    Scott Wallis owned 5% of USA Baby, Inc., a children's furniture franchisor. After its creditors forced it into reorganization, the bankruptcy trustee moved to convert the case to a liquidation. The bankruptcy judge agreed. Wallis moved twice for reconsideration. He alleged first that the trustee and franchisees committed fraud. He later argued that reorganization was possible if the franchisees paid fees that were due. The court denied his requests. Judge Lefkow (N.D. Ill.) affirmed. Wallis appeals.

    Filed under:
    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Bankruptcy
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    McCaskill-Bond amendment applies to bankrupt air carrier
    2012-01-17

    COMMITTEE OF CONCERNED MIDWEST FLIGHT ATTENDANTS FOR FAIR AND EQUITABLE SENIORITY INTEGRATION v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS AIRLINE DIVISION (November 30, 2011)

    Filed under:
    USA, Aviation, Corporate Finance/M&A, Employment & Labor, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Bankruptcy
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    Dismissal of one defendant is not final when case against another defendant is under bankruptcy stay
    2011-07-22

    Kary Brown collided with a car while he was driving a truck for Koetter Woodworking. Melvin Kimbrell, a passenger in the car, suffered injuries. Kimbrell brought a personal injury action against both Brown and Smith in October of 2008, although he did not serve process until June of 2009. When Brown advised the district court that he had filed a bankruptcy petition in February 2008, the court stayed the proceeding as to him.

    Filed under:
    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Legal Practice, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Bankruptcy, Estoppel, Capital punishment
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    A&P -- direct showdown avoided on leasehold liens under dip financing order
    2011-01-18

    Can a debtor seeking debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code grant a lender a lien on a leasehold interest in the face of an express anti-hypothecation provision in the underlying lease?

    Filed under:
    USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Debtor, Collateral (finance), Landlord, Leasehold estate, Interest, Default (finance), United States bankruptcy court
    Authors:
    Benjamin D. Feder
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
    Reorganization plan's definition of a term need not coincide with the statutory definition of the same term
    2010-05-03

    IN RE: ALTHEIMER & GRAY (April 15, 2010)

    Filed under:
    USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Bankruptcy, Debt, Adoption, Liquidation, United States bankruptcy court
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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