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Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Restructuring lawyers use Midpage to research bankruptcy litigation, asset sales and financing, avoidance actions, claims and priority disputes, and plan confirmation. The statutes, rules, and case law behind that work are collected below.

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Consensual Releases After PurdueAfter Purdue Pharma, what makes a third-party release "consensual"? Collect confirmation decisions on opt-out versus opt-in mechanisms.Insurer Standing After Kaiser GypsumSummarize how courts apply Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum when insurers seek to be heard on plan confirmation and settlements. What are the limits?Good-Faith Filing & the Texas Two-StepWhat financial distress must a Chapter 11 debtor show after In re LTL Management? Compare how the Third and Fourth Circuits treat divisional-merger (Texas Two-Step) filings.The § 546(e) Safe Harbor After MeritHow have courts applied the section 546(e) safe harbor since Merit Management, especially the "financial institution customer" theory in LBO fraudulent-transfer litigation?Make-Whole Premiums & Solvent DebtorsAre make-whole premiums allowable claims in Chapter 11? Collect the circuit decisions on section 502(b)(2) and the solvent-debtor exception.Executory Contracts After TempnologyAfter Mission Product v. Tempnology, which counterparty rights survive rejection of an executory contract? Include restrictive covenants and equitable relief.

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The statutes, rules, agency materials, and courts behind bankruptcy and restructuring practice.

The Bankruptcy Code (Title 11) and the jurisdictional framework of Title 28 — from the automatic stay through avoidance powers, claims, plan confirmation, and venue — section by section.

Bankruptcy Code § 105 — Equitable powers Necessary or appropriate orders; cabined by Law v. Siegel	11 U.S.C. § 105
Bankruptcy Code § 362 — Automatic stay Scope, exceptions, and relief from stay	11 U.S.C. § 362
Bankruptcy Code § 363 — Use, sale, or lease of property 363 sales, cash collateral, credit bidding, good-faith purchasers	11 U.S.C. § 363
Bankruptcy Code § 364 — Obtaining credit DIP financing, priming liens, superpriority claims	11 U.S.C. § 364
Bankruptcy Code § 365 — Executory contracts & leases Assumption, rejection, and assignment after Tempnology	11 U.S.C. § 365
Bankruptcy Code § 544 — Strong-arm powers Trustee as hypothetical lien creditor; state-law avoidance	11 U.S.C. § 544
Bankruptcy Code § 546 — Limits on avoiding powers The § 546(e) securities safe harbor after Merit Management	11 U.S.C. § 546
Bankruptcy Code § 547 — Preferences 90-day and insider preference avoidance; defenses	11 U.S.C. § 547
Bankruptcy Code § 548 — Fraudulent transfers Actual and constructive fraud; reasonably equivalent value	11 U.S.C. § 548
Bankruptcy Code § 550 — Recovery of avoided transfers Initial and subsequent transferee liability	11 U.S.C. § 550
Bankruptcy Code § 502 — Allowance of claims Claim objections; § 502(b)(2) unmatured interest and make-wholes	11 U.S.C. § 502
Bankruptcy Code § 503 — Administrative expenses Actual, necessary costs; 503(b)(9) twenty-day claims	11 U.S.C. § 503
Bankruptcy Code § 506 — Secured claims Valuation, bifurcation, and § 506(c) surcharge	11 U.S.C. § 506
Bankruptcy Code § 507 — Priorities The priority waterfall enforced in Jevic	11 U.S.C. § 507
Bankruptcy Code § 510 — Subordination Contractual and equitable subordination	11 U.S.C. § 510
Bankruptcy Code § 1121 — Who may file a plan Exclusivity periods and termination	11 U.S.C. § 1121
Bankruptcy Code § 1123 — Contents of plan The § 1123(b)(6) catchall construed in Purdue	11 U.S.C. § 1123
Bankruptcy Code § 1125 — Disclosure & solicitation Adequate information standard for disclosure statements	11 U.S.C. § 1125
Bankruptcy Code § 1126 — Acceptance of plan Voting, impairment, and designation	11 U.S.C. § 1126
Bankruptcy Code § 1129 — Confirmation Cramdown, absolute priority, fair and equitable	11 U.S.C. § 1129
Subchapter V — Small business debtors Streamlined small-business reorganizations	11 U.S.C. §§ 1181–1195
Chapter 15 — Cross-border insolvency Recognition of foreign proceedings; Model Law framework	11 U.S.C. §§ 1501–1532
28 U.S.C. § 157 — Core proceedings Core/non-core divide and Stern claims	28 U.S.C. § 157
28 U.S.C. § 158 — Appeals District court, BAP, and direct circuit appeals	28 U.S.C. § 158
28 U.S.C. § 1334 — Bankruptcy jurisdiction "Arising under" and "related to" jurisdiction	28 U.S.C. § 1334
28 U.S.C. § 1408 — Venue Domicile, principal place of business, affiliate filings	28 U.S.C. § 1408
28 U.S.C. § 1930 — Bankruptcy fees U.S. Trustee quarterly fees after Siegel and John Q. Hammons	28 U.S.C. § 1930

The Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure governing motions, claims, adversary proceedings, and appeals, plus Federal Register rulemakings.

Rule 2004 — Examinations Broad discovery into the debtor’s acts, conduct, and property	Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004
Rules 3001–3021 — Claims & plan process Proofs of claim, objections, and confirmation procedure	Fed. R. Bankr. P. Part III
Rule 4001 — Stay relief, cash collateral & credit Motion practice for stay relief, cash collateral, and DIP financing	Fed. R. Bankr. P. 4001
Rule 6004 — Use, sale, or lease of property Sale procedures and objections; companion Rule 6006 for § 365	Fed. R. Bankr. P. 6004
Rules 7001–7087 — Adversary proceedings Avoidance actions, dischargeability, injunctions	Fed. R. Bankr. P. Part VII
Rules 8001–8028 — Appeals Appeals to district courts, BAPs, and courts of appeals	Fed. R. Bankr. P. Part VIII
Rule 9019 — Compromise & settlement Settlement approval; heightened scrutiny after Yellow	Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9019
Federal Register Rules Executive Office for U.S. Trustees and Judicial Conference rulemakings	1994–present

U.S. Trustee Program materials plus the official forms and fee schedules that govern bankruptcy practice.

U.S. Trustee Program GuidelinesComing soon Fee guidelines and operating requirements for chapter 11 debtors	Guidance
Official Bankruptcy Forms & Fee SchedulesComing soon Petitions, schedules, proofs of claim, and Judicial Conference fee schedules	Forms

The appellate and trial forums where bankruptcy disputes are heard — from the Supreme Court through the bankruptcy courts and appellate panels.

Appellate

U.S. Supreme Court; all 13 federal circuits — the Second, Third, and Fifth Circuits decide the bulk of large-case restructuring appeals; Bankruptcy Appellate Panels in the First, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits

Trial

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts — including D. Del., S.D.N.Y., S.D. Tex., D.N.J., and N.D. Tex., plus the remaining ninety districts; U.S. District Courts sitting in bankruptcy proceedings

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The controlling authorities — linked to full text, treatment, and citing decisions in Midpage.

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Key Cases

Till v. SCS Credit Corp.

Stern v. Marshall

RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank

Law v. Siegel

Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.

Merit Management Group, LP v. FTI Consulting

Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC

City of Chicago v. Fulton

Siegel v. Fitzgerald

In re LTL Management, LLC

Bartenwerfer v. Buckley

MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC

Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co.

Office of the U.S. Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC

Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

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