Tag Archives: avoidance action

Credit Bids: Buyer Beware

Emerald Capital Advisors v. Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (In re KII Liquidating, Inc.) 607 B.R. 398 (D. Del. 2019) – A chapter 11 unsecured creditors’ committee sought to recharacterize or equitably subordinate and to avoid claims for advances made … Continue reading

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Delinquent Property Tax Sales: Is a Purchaser at Risk If a Property Owner Files Bankruptcy?

Hackler v. Arianna Holdings Co., LLC (In re Hackler), 938 F.3d 473 (3d Cir. 2019) – Chapter 13 debtors sought to avoid a prepetition delinquent property tax sale. The bankruptcy court agreed with the debtors that the transfer of title … Continue reading

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Scrivener’s Error: Can a Residential Deed of Trust Be Avoided Because It States That It Secures a Maximum Principal Amount of $21.1 Trillion?

Rouse v. U.S. Bank, N.A. (In re Lolley), 607 B.R. 673 (Bankr. W.D. Mo. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a deed of trust lien on the grounds that it did not comply with statutory requirements. Specifically, the … Continue reading

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Recovery of Avoided Transfers: Section 550 Run Amok (Again)?

Rajala v. Husch Blackwell LLP (In re Generation Resources Holding Co., LLC), 604 B.R. 896 (Bankr. Kan. 2019) – After a consent decree avoiding the transfer of property from the debtor to a second entity, a chapter 7 trustee sought to … Continue reading

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Lis Pendens: Is It A “Transfer” (And Thus Avoidable) Or Not?

Viera v. Whitfield (In re Shiver), 598 B.R. 221 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2019) – A chapter 7 trustee sought to avoid a judgment, a lis pendens and a foreclosure decree involving the debtor’s property as preferences and/or by exercising the strong … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sales and Mortgage Boo-Boos: Timing Can Make All the Difference in the World

Trinity 83 Dev., LLC v. Colfin Midwest Funding, LLC, 917 F.3d 599 (7th Cir. 2019) – A Chapter 11 debtor sought to avoid the cancellation of a mortgage satisfaction as a fraudulent conveyance, contending that the mortgage satisfaction extinguished the debt … Continue reading

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