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Vicki R. Harding was a partner in the Detroit office of Pepper Hamilton LLP who moved to Arizona seeking warmer weather. Ms. Harding continues to handle commercial transactions with an emphasis on real estate and bankruptcy issues (but no longer owns a snow shovel).

LLC Member: Is a Pre-Bankruptcy Expulsion Vulnerable to Attack?

Garcia v. Garcia (In re Garcia), 494 B.R. 799 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y. 2013) – Prior to bankruptcy, a chapter 11 debtor who had been a member of two limited liability companies was expelled by the other members on the basis that he … Continue reading

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Treatment Under Plan of Reorganization: Mortgage Discharge May Take More Than You Might Expect

Acceptance Loan Co. v. S. White Transp., Inc. (In re S. White Transp., Inc.), 725 F.3d 494 (5th Cir. 2013) – The 5th Circuit upheld the district court decision with the result that notwithstanding the debtor’s attempt to discharge a mortgage … Continue reading

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UCC Financing Statements: Words to the Wise — Do Not Allow an Active UCC to Lapse

Highland Constr. Mgmt. Services, LP v Wells Fargo, N.A. (In re Highland Constr. Mgmt. Services LP), 497 B.R. 829 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2013) – This opinion opens with a riddle:  “When is a financing statement that is no longer effective, still … Continue reading

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Construction Claims: Trust Funds Can Go Poof (Round 2)

Lain v. Universal Drywall LLC (In re Erickson Retirement Communities, LLC), 497 B.R. 504 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2013) – A chapter 11 liquidating trustee sought to recover a prepetition payment made by the debtor to a subcontractor on the basis that it … Continue reading

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Fraudulent Transfers: More Or Less Insolvent

Richardson v. Checker Acquisition Corp. (In re Checker Motors Corp.), 495 B.R. 355 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2013) – A chapter 11 liquidating trustee brought several proceedings to recover fraudulent transfers under both the Bankruptcy Code and a state version of the Uniform … Continue reading

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Title Company Escrow Check: Now You See It, Now You Don’t

White Family Cos., Inc. v. Slone (In re Dayton Title Agency, Inc.), 724 F.3d 675 (6th Cir. 2013) – The debtor, a title agency, facilitated a series of loans by having both the loans and the loan repayments pass through its … Continue reading

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