Monthly Archives: April 2018

PACA Claims: Watch Out or the Tail Will Wag the Dog

In re Cherry Growers, Inc., 576 B.R.. 569 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2017) – A chapter 11 debtor that purchased agricultural produce but also earned income from non-Perishable Agricultural Act (PACA) sources sought court authorization to use cash collateral. A PACA claimant … Continue reading

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Multiple Bankruptcy Filings: Try, Try, Try Again (… And Again… And Again)

United States v. Olayer (In re Olayer), 577 B.R. 464 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2017) – After a debtor filed his fifth chapter 12 petition in 21 years, the Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) filed a motion for relief from … Continue reading

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Debt Acceleration: If You Say It but Decide You Do Not Mean It, Better to Revisit and Say What You Do Mean

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB v. Garza (In re Garza), 577 B.R. 258 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2017) – An assignee of debt secured by a deed of trust sought a determination of the validity and extent of its lien. The … Continue reading

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Resale Profit Participation: Beware – Payments May Be Avoidable as Preferences

Kane v. Coulson (In re Price), 575 B.R. 461 (Bankr. D. Haw. 2017) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to recover as a preference the transfer of proceeds from a sale of the debtor’s real estate under a profit sharing agreement. … Continue reading

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