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Delaware District Court Agrees That Plans Need Not Reflect Bargained For Priority Provisions in Subordination Agreements
In this Memorandum, the Delaware District Court upheld the decision of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to confirm the plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) of Tribune Media Company (“Tribune”) and its debtor affiliates (collectively, the “Debtors”), despite the fact that the distributions proposed therein on account of certain claims infringed on prepetition subordination agreements. In rendering the decision, Judge Sleet agreed with Judge Sontchi’s lower court opinion that the strict enforcement of subordination agreements, including provisions therein… 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