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PACA Claims: Watch Out or the Tail Will Wag the Dog

In re Cherry Growers, Inc., 576 B.R.. 569 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2017) – A chapter 11 debtor that purchased agricultural produce but also earned income from non-Perishable Agricultural Act (PACA) sources sought court authorization to use cash collateral. A PACA claimant … Continue reading

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Construction Claims: Trust Funds Can Go Poof (Round 2)

Lain v. Universal Drywall LLC (In re Erickson Retirement Communities, LLC), 497 B.R. 504 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2013) – A chapter 11 liquidating trustee sought to recover a prepetition payment made by the debtor to a subcontractor on the basis that it … Continue reading

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Title Company Escrow Check: Now You See It, Now You Don’t

White Family Cos., Inc. v. Slone (In re Dayton Title Agency, Inc.), 724 F.3d 675 (6th Cir. 2013) – The debtor, a title agency, facilitated a series of loans by having both the loans and the loan repayments pass through its … Continue reading

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Construction Claims: Trust Funds Can Go Poof

McDonald v. Little Limestone, Inc. (In re Powers Lake Construction Co.), 482 B.R. 803 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 2012) – A typical trust fund statute provides that payments to a construction contractor are treated as funds held in trust until its … Continue reading

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Construction Trust Funds: Does Failure to Pay Give Rise to a Non-Dischargeable Debt?

Reshetar Systems, Inc. v. Thompson, 686 F.3d 940 (8th Cir. 2012) – Scott Thompson, the owner and manager of a construction company, signed a confession of judgment accepting liability for the company’s failure to pay its subcontractor sums received from … Continue reading

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Construction Lien Payments: Trust Funds or Not?

Lain v. V3 Construction Group Ltd. (In re Erickson Retirement Communities, LLC), 475 B.R. 762 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2012) – The trustee of a liquidating trust under a general contractor’s confirmed chapter 11 plan tried to recover pre-petition payments made to … Continue reading

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