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Avianca: Second Court Adopts "Billing Date" Approach to Timely Performance of Unexpired Commercial Personal Property Leases in...

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In 1984 and 1994, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code to add protections for commercial real property and equipment lessors. Those provisions—sections 365(d)(3) and section 365(d)(5), respectively—generally require a...more

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Second Circuit: Bankruptcy Code's Lease Assumption and Assignment Provisions Apply Only to "True Leases"

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The ability of a bankruptcy trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to assume and assign executory contracts and unexpired leases is an invaluable tool for generating value for a bankruptcy estate to pay creditor...more

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Sears (MOAC v. Transform): Landlord May Rest (Adequately) Assured of ‘Similar’ Financial Condition and Operating Performance, But...

A recent decision from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the District Court) in the bankruptcy cases of Sears Holdings Corp. may loom large in a day and age when shopping mall operators...more

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Third Circuit Upholds Right of Tenant to Continued Possession of Rejected Lease Premises and Reduced Rent Payable to Purchaser...

Recently, in IDEA Boardwalk, LLC v. Revel Entertainment Group, LLC; Polo North Country Club, Inc. (In re Revel AC Inc.), No. 17-3607 (3d Cir. Nov. 30, 2018), the Third Circuit held that Section 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code...more

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Lease Profit-Sharing Provision Unenforceable Condition to Assignment in Bankruptcy

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In Antone Corp. v. Haggen Holdings, LLC (In re Haggen Holdings, LLC), 2017 WL 3730527 (D. Del. Aug. 30, 2017), the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware considered whether, as part of a bankruptcy asset sale, a...more

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Double Whammy: In a Sweeping New Opinion, the Ninth Circuit Creates a New Mechanism for Completely Wiping Out Unexpired Leases in...

In In re Spanish Peaks Holdings II, LLC, Case No. 15-35572 (9th Cir. Sept. 12, 2017), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a bankruptcy trustee may use Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code to sell real property free...more

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Eroding the Majority Rule: Another Circuit Concludes That Lease Can Be Extinguished in Free-and-Clear Bankruptcy Sale

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The ability of a trustee or chapter 11 debtor-in-possession ("DIP") to sell bankruptcy estate assets "free and clear" of competing interests in the property has long been recognized as one of the most important advantages of...more

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Seventh Circuit Holds that Pre-Bankruptcy Lease Terminations May Be Avoidable

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In a case of first impression, the Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion that may cause landlords and their advisors to re-evaluate the consequences of terminating a financially distressed commercial tenant’s lease prior...more

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Revel: To Stay or Not to Stay? Third Circuit Reveals the Answer

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On Sept. 30, 2015, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Revel AC Inc. issued a decision of significance to federal jurisprudence and bankruptcy practice. Hon. Thomas L. Ambro delivered the court’s opinion, reversing...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions - AC36506 - Sidorova v. East Lyme Board of Education - Due to budget cuts, the Board of Education laid off the plaintiff who was a tenured French teacher. She sued for...more

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Banking Bulletin: Saddle Up! Livestock Lenders and Livestock Leasing

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On August 14, 2014, in a dispute regarding entitlement to proceeds resulting from an auction of livestock in possession of a dairy farmer-debtor, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an order in favor of a...more

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Some Days, A Stay Is Easier to Obtain Than Others

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In A&F Enterprises v. IHOP Franchising LLC, 742 F.3d 764 (Seventh Cir. 2014), Chapter 11 debtors appealed a determination that their building leases were deemed rejected because they were not timely assumed. Both the...more

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