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Debtor may not Sell its Intellectual Property Free and Clear of Creditor’s Interests

ABI

John’s University School of Law American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Section 363 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) allows a debtor to sell its bankruptcy assets free and clear of liens and interests only if certain circumstances are met. [1] Jae Hwang St. 22] [1] See 11 U.S.C. §

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Liability Insurance Proceeds and Coverage Considerations When Insureds File for Bankruptcy

Burr Forman

Cheese’s parent), many prominent companies have filed for bankruptcy protection in recent months. Most practitioners with no real exposure to bankruptcy law may be aware of the general ramifications of bankruptcy proceedings. In re Edgeworth , 993 F.2d 2d 51,56 (5th Cir.

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Amended Proofs of Claim are not Always Allowed

ABI

John’s University School of Law American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff In In re Maxus Energy Corporation , the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that PSE&G could not file an amended proof of claim years after the bar date had passed on its timely-filed proof of claim. [1]

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A Court May Dismiss a Bankruptcy Case Filed in Bad Faith

ABI

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff. . In In re The Sunshine Group, LLC. , the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a bankruptcy case because it was filed in bad faith. [1] 10] A bad faith filing of a bankruptcy petition is cause for dismissal. [11]

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Court Says Creditor Can Sue a Liquidating Trustee without Prior Permission

PBWT

A bankruptcy court ruled that a creditor didn’t need to seek derivative standing to sue a liquidating trustee. The creditor, himself a trustee of the debtor’s employee stock-option plan, had standing to sue without prior court permission because his suit wasn’t brought on behalf of the bankruptcy estate.

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Debts Based on Fraudulent Misrepresentations of Fact may not be Discharged

ABI

John's University School of Law American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Under title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), a debtor may be discharged of his or her debts. [1] 10] According to the bankruptcy court, to establish a nondischargeability claim under 11 U.S.C. § Shoemaker St.

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A Primer On Administrative Expense Claims From An Oil And Gas Bankruptcy Case

PBWT

These claims are entitled to priority for actual and necessary goods and services supplied to a debtor in bankruptcy. For a claim to qualify for administrative expense status, a debtor must request that the claimant provide goods and services post-petition or induce the claimant to do so. § 503(b)(1)(A).