Although there wasn’t ‘good cause’ to excuse late service of a summons and complaint, the bankruptcy court salvaged a large preference by exercising discretion and granting a 10-day expansion of the 90-day deadline.
Bankruptcy courts in New York and Delaware believe that Purdue did not change the law and that nondebtor releases and exculpations are still permissible in chapter 15 cases.
Because all affected creditors were unanimous in support, Judge Michael Wiles didn’t agonize over whether the debtor actually had its center of main interests in the U.K.
New York’s Judge Philip Bentley interpreted Section 363(f)(5) to permit a sale free and clear whenever a creditor could conduct a foreclosure or a UCC sale.
New York’s Judge Philip Bentley and Prof. Robert Lawless urge Congress to adopt the ABI Commission’s recommendations for dealing with bad faith filings.