The inclusion of third-party releases in plan of reorganization can be a particularly contentious aspect of the plan confirmation process. Debtors seeking such releases typically face opposition from affected creditors and scrutiny from bankruptcy courts that consider such releases prone to abuse.
On June 27, 2014, in National Heritage Foundation, Inc. v. Highbourne Foundation, 1 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, agreeing with decisions by the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, which were issued upon remand from a prior appeal, held that the third-party non-debtor release provision in the chapter 11 plan of reorganization of National Heritage Foundation, Inc. was invalid.
Creditors in bankruptcy cases may be interested in the July 10, 2014 Opinion issued by the Eleventh Circuit in Crawford v. LVNV Funding, LLC.
It’s a beautiful day for the beach. Even though some of us may be at the beach today (and if you are at the beach, why didn’t you invite us?), bankruptcy, like time, waits for no one. Wherever we happen to be, ‘tis the season for a little something light – or at least lighthearted. In the spirit of summer Fridays, we wanted to take the opportunity to bring you some of the colorful quotes that we’ve come across in bankruptcy decisions over the past few months. And for those of you who crave more: worry not – we’ll keep combing our records in efforts to bring you furth
In this week’s Alabama Law Weekly Update, we share with you two decisions from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The first concerns non-competition agreements and the second deals with FDCPA violations in bankruptcy cases.
Dawson v. Ameritox, LTD, No. 14-10084 (11th Cir. July 10, 2014) (holding that non-compete agreement was void under Ala. Code § 8-1-1, where employee signed the agreement four days before his employment officially began).
The recent unanimous decision of the United States Supreme Court (the “Court”) in Clark v. Rameker, 573 U.S. _____ (2014) held that inherited IRAs do not constitute “retirement funds” within the meaning of section 522(b)(3)(C) of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Consequently, inherited IRAs are not exempt from creditor claims in bankruptcy proceedings. The Court’s holding highlights the importance of sound financial and estate planning to protect inherited retirement plan assets from claims of a beneficiary’s creditors.
Background
Walk a mile in my shoes
Walk a mile in my shoes
Yeah, before you abuse, criticize and accuse
Walk a mile in my shoes
(Elvis Presley, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes”)
Walk a mile in these Louboutins
But they don’t wear these *%!# where I’m from
I’m not hating, I’m just telling you
Why it matters
Who Should Read This? Anyone that deals in distressed debt, and in particular anyone that acquires distressed or defaulted bond debts.