When Is Adequate Protection Not Adequate?

This panel discusses issues that have arisen in recent cases regarding adequate protection, including the right and wisdom of current cash payments in the form of legal fees for “secured” creditors, how diminution in value claims for different types of assets are determined, how intercreditor agreements may limit junior secured creditors’ rights to demand and receive adequate protection, and the valuation of assets, including assets used in commodity businesses where value can be cyclical.