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What Should Construction Contractors Do When a Property Owner Files For Bankruptcy?

Jimerson Firm

A construction project to a screeching halt when a property owner files for bankruptcy, creating a serious risk of substantial losses for the contractor, as well as subcontractors and suppliers. The list of creditors receiving the Notice should include the general contractor of an incomplete construction project. See 11 U.S.C.

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Luxurious Lifestyles Can Undermine the Good Faith Requirement for ?Proposed Chapter 11 Plans of Reorganization

ABI

In In re Hamilton-Gaertner , a North Carolina Bankruptcy Court found that the debtor’s proposed Chapter 11 plan satisfied the good faith requirement of section 1129(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, despite certain expenses typically indicative of bad faith. [1] 1] The debtor was a physician who earned approximately $400,000 per year. [2]