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Dude, your car is with your creditor: How the Supreme Court’s decision on automatic stays may impact creditors

January 21, 2021
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The Supreme Court has held in City of Chicago v. Fulton that a creditor does not violate the automatic stay by merely retaining possession of the debtor’s property after a bankruptcy filing. Creditors will no longer have to immediately surrender property in their possession to the debtor to avoid liability for violating the automatic stay. READ MORE

Nine Bankruptcy Code amendments included in latest appropriations bill

David Warfield David Farrell December 28, 2020
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On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriation Act was signed into law. In addition to funding the federal government in 2021 and providing COVID-related relief to individuals and businesses, the new law amends the Bankruptcy Code in at least nine respects. A brief description of the amendments is included in this article. READ MORE

Chicago Bankruptcy Court holds rent may be reduced during Chapter 11 proceedings due to COVID-19 shutdown orders

June 26, 2020
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A Chicago bankruptcy court recently ruled in In re Hitz Restaurant Group that a debtor’s obligation to pay rent during its bankruptcy case may be temporarily reduced because of a force majeure clause in the lease and the governor’s COVID-19 stay-at-home order. READ MORE

Appeals Court rules bankruptcy trustee can recover tuition payments from college

David Warfield November 22, 2019
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that bankruptcy trustees may sue colleges and universities to recover pre-bankruptcy tuition payments received from parents of adult children. The decision, while not binding in any other court of appeals, signals a clear trend in similar cases. READ MORE

Health care provider agreements may be acquired 'free and clear' in bankruptcies

David Farrell October 15, 2019
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Breaking from the overwhelming majority of prior case law, two bankruptcy courts recently held that Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements can be assigned as part of a Section 363 bankruptcy sale free and clear of the assignor’s liabilities under the provider agreements, including amounts due or that may become due under the Provider Agreement for pre-assignment activities. READ MORE

Possession is not ‘nine tenths of the law’: Impounded vehicles must be returned when a bankruptcy petition is filed

July 11, 2019
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In a recent opinion, the Seventh Circuit ruled the City of Chicago must return repossessed and impounded vehicles upon receiving a bankruptcy petition, or run the risk of violating the automatic stay under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code. The decision helps answer whether the City could continue to hold onto a debtor’s vehicle post-bankruptcy filing when the vehicle was repossessed and impounded pre-bankruptcy. READ MORE

Supreme Court decides key trademark licensee issue in bankruptcy

David Warfield May 21, 2019
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On May 20, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a trademark licensee can continue to use the trademark after a bankrupt licensor rejects the license agreement. The ruling removes the risk that a licensor could file bankruptcy and terminate the licensee’s rights to use the trademark. READ MORE

Court allows secured creditor to retain mortgage lien after mistaken release and reinstatement prior to bankruptcy

March 12, 2019
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If a secured creditor mistakenly releases its lien, it should correct the error as soon as possible. A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit implies if the secured creditor is diligent, it may not be harmed by the inadvertent release, even if the borrower files for bankruptcy. READ MORE

It may be foul, but there is no harm: Not all mistakes have dire consequences under UCC Article 9

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While it is important to prepare financing statements clearly and correctly, the policy governing financing statement collateral descriptions under the UCC is meant to be flexible and fundamentally fair. In re 8760 Service Group demonstrates some careless errors can be overcome. READ MORE

In Gouletas, bankruptcy court rules statutes of limitations have limitations

Francis X. Buckley, Jr. February 8, 2019
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In a recent Chicago bankruptcy case, the judge ruled that obligations are not extinguished by statutes of limitation and, even after the expiration of the limitation period, a creditor retains its rights in collateral so long as the underlying debt is enforceable. READ MORE