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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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The Rights of a Prepetition Lien Holder Against Postpetition Proceeds from a Sale of Real Property

ABI

In evaluating the Texas Business & Commerce Code and title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, in In Re Burts Construction, Inc., held that a secured creditor has the right to receive monetary payment for property sales based on its lien on “accounts.”

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A Primer on Avoidance Actions in the Context of Crypto Bankruptcies

PBWT

A big question in these cases is whether there will be any money to satisfy unsecured creditor claims. If there are funds to distribute, then the creditors’ claims will become more valuable, and the cases will become even more interesting. One way these debtors will bring value into their estates is through litigation.

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As Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filings Surge, Here’s What Creditors Need to Know to Protect and Enforce Their Rights

Fraser

The petition date is the date on which a debtor files a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. The debtor is required to serve all known creditors with notice of the commencement of the chapter 11 case. Such relief may include a request to pay some unsecured creditors (such as employees or “critical vendors”) ahead of others.

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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]