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Debtors Fiduciary Duty Chapter 7

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Understanding Non-Dischargeable Debts Under the Bankruptcy Code: A Guide for Creditors

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When a debtor files for bankruptcy, creditors often fear their claims will be wiped away. However, under Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, certain debts are categorized as non-dischargeable, meaning the debtor cannot...more

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Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims Against Lender Survive Motion to Dismiss

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On April 26, 2023, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware denied in part and granted in part motions to dismiss a chapter 7 trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting claims. The defendants...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Delaware Court Finds Texas’s Trust Fund Doctrine Lives, but Debtor’s Fiduciary Claims Dead on Arrival

A Delaware bankruptcy court recently held that Texas’s “trust fund doctrine” remains applicable for companies that have not availed themselves of Texas’s formal dissolution process.  Nonetheless, fiduciary claims by a...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Will My Judgment Get Discharged in Bankruptcy?

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Bankruptcy is meant to provide a fresh start for the honest but unfortunate debtor. A debtor who files Chapter 7 does so with the presumption that all his or her debts will be forgiven or "discharged." But what about the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Another Ruling on Public Auctions Versus Private Sales Under Section 363

Two weeks ago, we discussed asset sales under Bankruptcy Code section 363. As that post noted, section 363 requires court approval for asset sales outside the ordinary course of business, with courts ensuring that sales...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Bax Limits Standing to Pursue Derivative Claims in Bankruptcy

Since the Delaware Supreme Court held in CML V, LLC v. Bax that creditors of a Delaware LLC lack standing to pursue derivative breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims, even if the LLC is insolvent or near insolvent, bankruptcy courts...more

Jones Day

Focus on Health Care Provider Bankruptcies

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The next few years are expected to see a significant increase in the volume of bankruptcy cases filed by health care providers. Thus far in 2017, the number of bankruptcies in health care-related sectors, including hospitals,...more

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Exculpatory Provisions Under Delaware Law: Say What You Mean And Mean What You Say

Exculpation provisions in operating agreements must be carefully crafted in order to protect members, managers, directors and officers for breaches of fiduciary duties...more

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