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As a continuation of the ongoing disputes that began with a challenged “structured dismissal” in the Jevic Holdings Corp. bankruptcy case, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently rendered a decision addressing the rights and obligations of a trustee who has been appointed after a debtor’s Chapter 11 case converts to one under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. In this latest decision, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. CIT Group/Business Credit (In re Jevic Holdings), No. 08-11066, 08-51903 2021 Bankr. LEXIS 1203 (Bankr D. Del. May 5, 2021), the court held that a Chapter 7 trustee was bound by the pre-conversion actions of the debtors, and that the trustee would not be permitted to step into the shoes of the then-dissolved official committee of unsecured creditors to pursue certain causes of action.
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Authority to File Chapter 11: A Matter of Contract or Public Policy?
By Steven B. Smith and Rachel Ginzburg
If you think public policy favoring the freedom to file a Chapter 11 trumps the freedom to negotiate specific restrictions to such a filing, think again.
Supreme Court’s Denial to Hear Student Debt Discharge Case Leaves Ambiguity
By Joseph Pack and Jessey Krehl
With federal student loan forbearance set to expire at the end of September, many hoped the high court would provide, if not clarity, at least uniformity for the millions of Americans who currently are on the hook for student loans.
Abbreviated Name Makes UCC Financing Statement Defective
By Rudolph J. Di Massa Jr. and Keri L. Costello
In In re Bryant, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia determined that a lender’s UCC-1 financing statements were “seriously misleading” under the Georgia Commercial Code because the financing statements identified the individual debtor with his middle name abbreviated.
Sixth Circuit: Section 363 Sale Not ‘Free and Clear’ of Creditor’s Claims
By Francis J. Lawall and Kenneth A. Listwak
Buyers generally assume that the multi-page “free and clear” order, which typically follows the sale hearing, will insulate them from any of the seller’s current (and often) future liabilities. However, that is not always the case.
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