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Bankruptcy Sales

Credit Bid (Round 2): What Does It Take to Show “Cause”?

In re Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston, 510 B.R. 453 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2014) – In connection with a proposed sale of real property, a chapter 11 debtor sought to prohibit the mortgagee from submitting a credit bid. It … Continue reading

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Credit Bid: Loan-to-Own Strikes Out

In re The Free Lance-Star Publ’g Co. of Fredericksburg, VA, 512 B.R. 798 (Bankr. E.D. Va. 2014) – After the debtors obtained court approval of bidding procedures to auction substantially all of their assets, a secured creditor sought a court … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sales and Leases: “Free And Clear” May Not Be So “Free And Clear”

Dishi & Sons v. Bay Condos LLC, 510 B.R. 696 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) – In approving the sale of a Chapter 11 debtor’s assets, a bankruptcy court found that a tenant of the debtor was entitled to continue in possession of … Continue reading

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Sale “Free and Clear”: Adequate Protection of Nothing is Nothing

In re Elk Grove Village Petroleum, 510 B.R. 594 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2014) – After substantially all of the debtors’ assets were sold in a bankruptcy sale, a secured lender and a state tax authority made competing claims for turnover … Continue reading

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Sale Free and Clear: Permitted “Matters of Record” May Be Broader Than You Expect

In re Joan Fabrics Corp., 508 B.R. 881 (Bankr. D. Del. 2014) – The buyer of assets in a bankruptcy sale sought to enforce its asset purchase agreement against a county that was seeking to collect personal property taxes arising … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sale: No Stay Pending Appeal, Then No Appeal?

Rushton v. ANR Company, Inc. (In re C.W. Mining Co.), 740 F.3d 548 (10th Cir. 2014) – After a chapter 7 trustee sold assets of the debtor in a bankruptcy sale, he sought to dismiss various pending appeals involving issues relating … Continue reading

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