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Insolvency Service “reframes” view of creditor – IPs can apply their discretion (UK)

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Delaware Weighs in on the Meaning of “Substantially All” for a Series of Transactions

Here’s a Davis Polk memo on Vice Chancellor Laster’s recent decision finding that a series of spin-offs and split-offs will not be aggregated when determining whether Liberty Media has sold all or “substantially all” of its assets in violation of a

Delaware Weighs in on the Meaning of “Substantially All” for a Series of Transactions

Here’s a Davis Polk memo on Vice Chancellor Laster’s recent decision finding that a series of spin-offs and split-offs will not be aggregated when determining whether Liberty Media has sold all or “substantially all” of its assets in violation of a

Decision in NEC Holdings Corp., Holds Non-Debtor Environmental Liabilities to be Non-Core

Summary In a 5 page decision signed May 4, 2011, Judge Walsh of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court held that a proceeding initiated by a Debtor, seeking contribution relating to environmental claims is non-core. Judge Walsh’s opinion is available here

Reaffirmation Agreements — Re-opening a Bankruptcy Case to File the Agreement Late

Written by Craig D. Robins, Esq. EDNY Bankruptcy Courts Are Reluctant to Permit Untimely Reaffirmations After Bankruptcy Cases Are Closed (This article originally appeared in the April 2011 Edition of the Suffolk Lawyer. Since readers of this blog

US Gov Sues Several Residential Home Loan Lenders: Should Commercial Lenders Be Concerned?

You might have missed this interesting event earlier this week: the Justice Department sued Deutsch Bank and Mortgage IT alleging fraud in the origination of home loans (in a FHA\HUD loan program). If you really want to jump into the case, attached

Served With A Credit Card Lawsuit? Review Your Options Quickly

White House Washington DC Bankruptcy Lawyers Convention 2011 I often have people from Houston Texas and surrounding counties come in to see me, clutching a lawsuit that they were served with by a constable or process server. They seem surprised, that

Decision in In re J. Silver Clothing, Inc., Holds that §547(c) "Substantially Contemporaneous" Transfers are not Governed by a Bright Line Rule under §547(e)

Summary In a 28 page decision signed April 29, 2011, Judge Gross of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court determined that in order for a transfer to be considered “substantially contemporaneous” as used by Bankruptcy Code §547(c), it does not necessarily

Maximum Earnings for Personal Bankruptcies in Massachusetts

According to the 2005 federal bankruptcy law, consumers filing for bankruptcy in Massachusetts need to qualify, based in income. The law makes it more difficult to file for personal bankruptcy in Massachusetts. Massachusetts debtors may qualify by

1st Q Review: List of Your "Hot" TT4L Topics & Downloads

So what were the - "hottest" topics read here on TT4L during the first Q of 2011? the items most popular "downloads" of materials available for download on TT4L? The list (and links) below are the most widely read blog posts from ToughTimesForLenders

Say-on-Pay Scorecard

We released today a memo summarizing the say-on-pay results so far this proxy season, including eleven companies who have failed to get majority support and a number of others where the vote was close enough to suggest meaningful shareholder concerns