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Bankruptcy Litigation

Third Circuit Defines 'Received' for Section 503 (B)(9) Claims

For over a decade now, the Bankruptcy Code has granted a priority of payment with regard to creditor claims for goods received by the debtor in the 20 days before bankruptcy. A creditor merely needs to demonstrate that the debtor "received" the goods within the prescribed pre-bankruptcy interval, and its claim attains priority as an administrative expense. Ah, but therein lies the rub.

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For over a decade now, the Bankruptcy Code has granted a priority of payment with regard to creditor claims for goods received by the debtor in the 20 days before bankruptcy. The law is prosaic enough on its face: A creditor merely needs to demonstrate that the debtor “received” the goods within the prescribed pre-bankruptcy interval, and its claim attains priority as an administrative expense. 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(9). Ah, but therein lies the rub.

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