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LLC Operating Agreement: Is A Purchase Option Enforceable Against A Bankrupt Member?

In re Denman, 513 B.R. 720 (Bankr. W.D. Tenn. 2014) – A chapter 13 debtor was a member of a limited liability company. Another member sought relief from the automatic stay in order to exercise a right to acquire the … Continue reading

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LLC Managers Beware: Get Involved With Member Distributions By an Insolvent LLC and You May Be Personally Liable

Vieira v. Harris (In re JK Harris & Co., LLC), 512 B.R. 562 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2012) – A chapter 7 trustee sued a manager of three limited liability company (LLC) debtors for breach of fiduciary duty and to hold the … Continue reading

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LLC Membership Transfer: Is Expulsion of a Member a Preferential Transfer?

Garcia v. Garcia (In re Garcia), 507 B.R. 434 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 2014) – Limited liability company (LLC) membership interests owned by a debtor were transferred to other LLC members after they expelled him shortly before his Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The … Continue reading

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Affiliates and Insiders: Is A Limited Liability Company A Corporation (And Who Cares)?

Redmond v. CJD & Assocs., LLC (In re Brooke Corp.), 506 B.R. 560 (Bankr. D. Kan. 2014) – A preference defendant sought to amend its answer more than 21 months after the answer was filed to deny its “insider” status. … Continue reading

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Administrative Expenses: Are Electrons Movable So That Electricity Is a Good?

In re NE Opco, Inc., 501 B.R. 233 (Bankr. D. Del. 2013) – A municipal utility sought an administrative expense payment for the electricity and natural gas that it provided to the debtors during the 20 days prior to bankruptcy. The … Continue reading

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Avoidance Recoveries: Who Can Be Sued And When?

Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Securities LLC, 501 B.R. 26 (S.D.N.Y. 2013) – The debtor (Madoff Securities) made payments to “feeder funds” that provided its funding, and the feeder funds in turn made payments to their investors, … Continue reading

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