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Cramdown: Can “Dirt-for-Debt” Qualify as the Indubitable Equivalent of a Secured Claim?

Bate Land Co. LP v. Bate Land & Timber LLC (In re Bate Land & Timber LLC), 877 F.3d 188 (4th Cir. 2017) – A Chapter 11 debtor sought approval of a plan of reorganization that included a partial “dirt-for-debt” treatment … 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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Abandonment: What Does It Take to Show Substantial Value?

Gill v. Kirresh (In re Gill), 574 B.R. 709 (9th Cir. BAP 2017) – A debtor moved to compel a chapter 7 trustee to abandon residential property on the basis that it was of inconsequential value to the bankruptcy estate. The … Continue reading

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The Nonexistent Debtor and Indefinite Contract Terms: Better to Dot the I’s and Spell Out the Agreed Upon Terms

In re Delaware Sports Complex, LLC, 573 B.R. 543 (Bankr. D. Del. 2017) – The debtor, a limited liability company, purportedly entered into a ground lease before it was formed. The bankruptcy court considered the validity of the lease, whether the … Continue reading

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