The Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate panel recently reaffirmed the longstanding principle that a UCC-1 financing statement securing personal property must be filed at the debtor’s location. In a recent case, the lender did...more
5/23/2025
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On April 28, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in Kirtley v. Mabrey Bank (In re: Rudick) held that an entity other than the debtor may grant a lien on the debtor’s property, affirming the legal...more
When is a loan not a loan? The SDNY Bankruptcy Court in In Re: Live Primary, LLC held that a $6 million start-up loan was actually an equity contribution after analyzing the terms of the transaction and the intent of the...more
In a win for lenders, on March 18, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York held that an unambiguous make-whole provision in a loan contract was enforceable under New York law, despite the fact that the...more
On May 8, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri in In re 8760 Service Group held that a creditor had a first-priority interest in certain collateral of a debtor, before a subsequent creditor, despite...more