On Sept. 22, 2011, Charlene Milbury filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Central District of California,[1] starting the clock on a two-year period for the commencement of avoidance actions by the trustee. The debtor was the sole owner of a materials-hauling business known as Charlene’s Transportation Inc.
[1]Chapter 11 has largely become the sale chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. If the case is not a quick sale case, then it probably is a debt-for-equity swap. A traditional chapter 11 reorganization is expensive and, because of its relatively low success rate, is viewed by many lenders as not worth it.
Re: Trustee Sales in the 1st Circuit: A Reply to Attorney David G. Baker’s response to my article in the November 2015 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal[1] discussing In Re Traverse, 753 F.3d 19 (1st Cir.) , cert. denied sub nom. DeGiacamo v. Traverse, 1358 S.Ct.
Means testing was introduced to the world of bankruptcy with the adoption of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA). The means test is set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)[1] and is applied to above-median debtors in chapter 13 through 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b).
In Ozenne v. Chase Manhattan Bank (In re Ozenne), a majority of the U.S.
In recent years, bankruptcy judges — including the co-author of this article — have been mediating cases with more frequency. Parties in bankruptcy-related disputes often request that one of the local bankruptcy judges mediate their cases, or in other cases, that a bankruptcy judge refer a matter to a colleague for mediation.
Autonomy. Flexibility. Privacy. Cost Efficiency. Closure. These are some of the many reasons that parties choose to mediate. But once the parties agree to mediate, then what? Below are suggestions to help you maximize the value of mediation in bankruptcy cases.
A. How to Get the Most Out of Your Mediation
Gas prices have plummeted more than 70 percent in the last two years.[1] This is financially devastating for the oil and gas industry. To cover the “souring energy loans” secured by oil and gas properties and proceeds, U.S. banks have set aside $2.5 billion.
