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Only a Party to an Assumed Executory Contract can Assert a Cure Claim

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that only a party to an assumed contract can assert a cure claim against the debtor in In re George Wash. 4] Under the Ground Lease, Debtor was responsible for hiring and paying contractors for developing the retail portion of the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. [5]

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The NAACP Wants In On the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy. Will the Court Allow It?

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and its affiliated debtors (collectively, “ Debtors ”). [1] ” [3] By intervening in the bankruptcy case, the NAACP hopes to protect communities of color from the repetition of “the long-storied history of [the] government’s disproportionate treatment of communities of color.” Motion at 10.

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Affordable Care Act’s Shared Responsibility Payment is a Tax Entitled to Priority

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2] In July 2019, Robert and Bonnie Szczyporski (the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. [3] 3] The IRS filed a proof of claim against the Debtors for unpaid taxes and interest, including a $927.00 10] Id. shared responsibility payment. [4] shared responsibility payment.

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The Increasing Acceptance of Derivative Standing

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1] In 2012, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (“Debtor”) along with its 90 parishes began restructuring its assets after creating the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Real Estate Corporation (“RE Corp.”). [2] 2] Debtor then created a real estate trust and a financial assets trust, both effective January 1, 2013, and made RE Corp. the only trustee. [3]

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Post-Confirmation, Pre-Effective Date Administrative Expense Claims are Subject to Bar Date

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2] Thereafter, the New York Bankruptcy Court confirmed Westinghouse’s Plan [3] and Westinghouse gave notice to creditors that the Plan became effective on August 1, 2018 and that the deadline for filing administrative expense claims against Westinghouse was August 31, 2018. [4] Westinghouse Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric Co.,

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Section 363(m) is not a Jurisdictional Constraint on Appellate Review of Property Transfers

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John’s University School of Law American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Section 363(b) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) provides that bankruptcy courts may authorize the trustee of a debtor to sell or lease property of the bankruptcy estate. [1] In 2018, Sears, Roebuck and Co. 17] See id.

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Exclusive or Concurrent Jurisdiction to Reject Power Purchase Agreements in Bankruptcy?

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In general, a debtor may reject an executory contract subject to court approval under section 365 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). 7] Following the aforementioned hearings, the Debtors sought a rehearing, which FERC denied, and thereafter the Debtors filed for bankruptcy on January 29. [8]