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Defending A Preference: Ninth Circuit Holds That Even First Time Transactions Can Be In The “Ordinary Course”
In a decision issued on April 3, 2007 in the In re: Ahaza Systems, Inc. case, the Ninth Circuit held that even first time transactions can qualify for the "ordinary…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Upholds Northwest Flight Attendant Labor Injunction
In a complicated decision involving the intersection of the Bankruptcy Code, the Railway Labor Act (RLA), and the Norris-LaGuardia Act, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a preliminary…
In The (Red)®
No Fooling: Bankruptcy Code Dollar Amounts Will Increase On April 1st
Although it hasn't gotten much publicity, certain dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code will be increased for cases filed on or after April 1, 2007. You can find a chart listing…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Article: “Is The Death Knell Sounding For Retail Reorganization?”
By Sunghee Sohn
By: Scott B. Riddle, Esq. Bob Eisenbach at the Business Bankruptcy Blog directs us to an article in the New York Law Journal by his partner Lawrence Gottlieb, the Chair of the…
In The (Red)®
Appointment Of Interim Trustee Before Section 546’s Two-Year Statute Of Limitations Expires Insufficient To Extend Period For Bringing Preference Actions
Scott Riddle over at the Georgia Bankruptcy Law Blog has an informative post on the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit last week in the American…
In The (Red)®
The Supreme Court’s Recent Decision In Marrama: Any Insight Into Business Bankruptcy Issues?
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts. The Supreme Court answered the question of whether an individual has an absolute right to convert a…
In The (Red)®
The New Section 503(b)(9) Administrative Claim: The Latest On What Courts And Debtors Have Been Doing
A couple of months ago I posted on the new "20 day goods" administrative claim enacted as part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 ("BAPCPA").…
Georgia Bankruptcy Blog
Upcoming Speaking Engagement For National Business Institute
By Sunghee Sohn
By: Scott B. Riddle, Esq. On May 18, 2007, I will be speaking at a Bankruptcy CLE seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute. You can get all of the…
In The (Red)®
Chapter 15: The Bankruptcy Code’s New Cross-Border Insolvency Rules
Chris Laughton, a UK insolvency practitioner and publisher of InsolvencyBlog.com, has a number of recent posts on the adoption in the UK of the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (“Model Law”),…
The Trademark Blog
11th Circuit: Effect Of Rejection of Copyright Assignment Under Bankruptcy Code
Thompkins v. Lil' Joe Records, 05-10143 (11th Cir. Feb. 5 2007): "This appeal requires us to consider what happens when a debtor-in- possession in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, who…