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Tidbits From The Delaware Bankruptcy Court On In Pari Delicto and Equitable Subordination
Lightsway Litig. Servs., LLC v. Yung (In re Tropicana Enter., LLC), Adv. No. 10-50289 (KJC), 2014 WL 6704445 (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 25, 2014)
In this Memorandum, the Honorable Kevin J. Carey disposes of certain claims against William J. Yung III (“Yung”), the former director and CEO of Tropicana Entertainment LLC (with its affiliated entities, the “Debtors”) and certain entities controlled by Yung, Wimar Tahoe Corporation (“Wimar”), the parent corporation of the Debtors, and Columbia Sussex Corporation (“Columbia” and together with Wimar and Yung, the “Defendants”). Notably, the Court discusses—albeit briefly—two developing legal concepts in the Third Circuit… Read More
Equitable Subordination Relief Granted; Recharacterization Relief Denied
U.S. v. State Street Bank and Trust Co., as Trustee for Junior Subordinated Secured PIK Notes, et al. (In re Scott Cable Communications, Inc.), Adv. Proc. No. 01-4605 (KJC), 2014 WL 5298031 (Bankr. D. Del. Oct. 15, 2014).
This recent and lengthy 90-page Opinion by the Honorable Kevin J. Carey arises from the chapter 11 proceedings of Scott Cable Communications, Inc. (“Scott Cable” or the “Company”) and concerns an adversary complaint in which the United States of America, on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service (the “Government” or the “IRS”), sought to recharacterize or equitably subordinate… Read More
Delaware District Court Holds Subordination Agreements Enforceable to Subordinate Junior Secured Creditor’s Timely Filed Claim to Those Tardily Filed by a Senior Secured Creditor
Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. v. Miller (In re Franklin Bank Corp.), No. 13-1713-RGA, 2014 WL 3611596 (D. Del. July 21, 2014)
In this Memorandum Opinion, Judge Andrews of Delaware’s District Court vacated an order of the Bankruptcy Court and held that a secured creditor who tardily filed its claims years after the applicable bar date did not waive its ability to enforce subordination agreements to subordinate a junior secured creditor’s timely filed claims. The District Court further held that, despite the Bankruptcy Court’s contrary ruling, the senior creditor’s failure to… Read More
Derivative Standing to Pursue Recharacterization, Equitable Subordination, and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims on behalf of Debtors Optim Energy, LLC Denied by Bankruptcy Court
In re Optim Energy, LLC, No. 14-10262 (BLS), 2014 WL 1924908 (Bankr. D. Del. May 13, 2014)
On May 13, 2014, the Honorable Brendan L. Shannon issued an Opinion denying an unsecured creditor’s request for derivative standing to pursue claims on behalf of debtor Optim Energy, LLC (“Optim Energy”) and its affiliated debtors (collectively, the “Debtors”) for recharacterization, equitable subordination, and breach of fiduciary duties against direct and indirect non-debtor owners, ECJV Holdings, LLC (“ECJV”) and Cascade Investments, L.L.C. (“Cascade”). Walnut Creek Mining Company (“Walnut Creek”), the Debtors’ largest non-insider general unsecured creditor, alleged that the… Read More