Pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) § 9-515(c), a UCC-1 financing statement filed to perfect a secured party’s lien on personal property collateral lapses five years from the filing date unless the secured creditor...more
In Whirlpool Corp. v. Wells Fargo Bank (In re hhgregg Inc.), Case No. 18-3363 (7th Cir. Feb. 11, 2020), the Seventh Circuit held that a trade creditor’s later-in-time reclamation claim was subordinate to lenders’ pre-petition...more