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Did 'FTX' Start Trend of Using the Threat of an Examiner Costs and Complications As a Source of Leverage?
In January 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found in FTX Trading Ltd., 91 F.4th 148 (3d Cir. 2024) that, if certain statutory requirements are met, appointment of an examiner under section 1104(c) of the Bankruptcy Code is mandatory upon the motion of a party in interest.
This Circuit-level confirmation that the “shall” in the examiner statute does in fact actually mean shall led to concern among bankruptcy practitioners that the now-confirmed mandatory nature of this provision would lead to the weaponization of examiner motions as a tool for delaying cases or exacting unrelated concessions.
This was previously less of a concern as, notwithstanding the statutory language, bankruptcy courts — including those in Delaware and New York — considered examiner appointments discretionary based on the subsequent “as is appropriate” in the text of section 1104(c).
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