In an excellent decision for preference targets, the Eleventh Circuit recently held in the case of Kaye v. Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. (In re BFW Liquidation, LLC) that the new
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Chapter 11
Dear Bankruptcy Asset Purchaser, Got Good Faith?
Section 363 of Title 11 of the United States Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) authorizes trustees (and Chapter 11 debtors-in-possession) to use, sell, or lease property of a debtor’s bankruptcy estate outside…
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Dear Bankruptcy Defendant, U.S. Mail Service is Valid
“You have been served” – the famous phrase uttered by process servers everywhere, may never be heard by a bankruptcy defendant.
Why?
Well, Bankruptcy Rule 7004 bestows the…
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The Few, The Proud…the Unsecured Creditors Committee
At the end of my October blog post, Dear Debtor, You Said I was Your First Priority, a VIP!, I suggested that you might want to join a “support…
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Dear Debtor, You Said I Was Your First Priority, a VIP!
In my May 26th post, I raised several questions that unsecured creditors in any Chapter 11 case should know the answers to and take action where appropriate. One of…
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50 Cent Bankruptcy Success Story
The results are in!
As I mentioned in my May 25th blog post, Curtis James Jackson III, better known as rapper 50 Cent (“Jackson”) was scheduled for his bankruptcy…
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Chapter 11 Claims – Am I Disputed, Unliquidated, Contingent or Forgotten?
In my May 26th post, I raised several questions that unsecured creditors in any Chapter 11 case should know the answers to and take action where appropriate. In my…
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Creditors’ Meeting – Gold Mine for Information?
In my May 26th post, I raised several questions that unsecured creditors in any Chapter 11 case should know the answers to and take action where appropriate. In my…
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Chapter 11 Cases Move Fast – First Day Motions
In my May 26th post, I raised several questions that unsecured creditors in any Chapter 11 case should know the answers to and take action where appropriate.
At least…
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Iron Bridge Tools Has A New Tool In Its Belt – Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Yesterday, Iron Bridge Tools, Inc., a full-service design, development, and distribution company serving the consumer and professional hand-tool market, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Fort Lauderdale (Case…
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