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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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Sale Contract for Mineral Interests: Speak Early and Often, Or Forever Hold Your Peace

Davis v. Dunmore Properties, Inc. (In re Davis), 503 B.R. 609 (Bankr. M.D. Pa. 2013) – After confirmation of their chapter 13 plan, two chapter 13 debtors filed motions for summary judgment seeking to reject a contract for sale of their mineral rights … Continue reading

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Default Interest: Is a Mortgagee Entitled to Collect the Contract Rate, or Must It Be Reasonable?

In re Haldes, 503 B.R. 441 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2013) – An oversecured mortgagee’s proof of claim included default interest for the period from the date of the bankruptcy filing through confirmation of a plan of reorganization.  The debtor argued that … Continue reading

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Environmental Enforcement: Sometimes Bankruptcy Provides a Respite, and Sometimes It Doesn’t

In re Edison Mission Energy, 502 B.R. 830 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2013) – Pre-bankruptcy the Sierra Club filed a citizen suit complaint with the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) against a power company requesting penalties and an order requiring it to … Continue reading

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Bankruptcy Sales: Acquiring Related Contracts (Whether the Debtor Cooperates or Not)

Popgrip, LLC v. Brown’s Chicken & Pasta, Inc. (In re Brown’s Chicken & Pasta, Inc.), 503 B.R. 86 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 2013) – A debtor who was a restaurant franchisor sold substantially all of its assets in a bankruptcy auction.  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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