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Non-Consensual Third Party Releases Certified Directly to the Third Circuit

In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, No. 15-12284 (LSS), 2016 WL 155500 (Bankr. D. Del. Jan. 12, 2016)

The Delaware Bankruptcy Court has granted direct certification of a hot-button issue surrounding confirmation of plans in bankruptcy to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals—namely, whether a bankruptcy court has the authority to release a non-debtor’s direct clams against other non-debtors without the consent of… Read More

Merely Labeling A Claim “Turnover” Under Bankruptcy Code Section 542 Does Not Always Yield A “Core” Claim

IPC Int’l Corp. v. Milwaukee Golf Shopping Center LLC (In re IPC Int’l Corp.), Adv. No. 14-50333 (MFW), 2014 WL 5544692 (Bankr. D. Del. Nov. 3, 2014)

In this adversary proceeding, Judge Walrath granted a motion to transfer venue, holding that all alleged claims (including a claim for turnover under Bankruptcy Code section 542) were non-core and that the interests of justice and convenience of the parties weighed in favor of transfer.

The IPC proceeding was commenced by the debtor, alleging turnover, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment to recover certain accounts receivable incurred mostly post-petition under a pre-petition services agreement (the… Read More

In Determining Whether a Claim is Core, the Focus Should Be on the Nature of the Dispute, Not Its Significance (Economic or Otherwise) to the Debtors and Their Estates

Longview Power, LLC v. First Am. Title Ins. Co. (In re Longview Power, LLC), Adv. No. 14-50369 (BLS), Memorandum Order, Adv. Docket No. 57 (Bankr. D. Del. Aug. 12, 2014)

In the Longview Power bankruptcy proceedings, the debtors (the “Debtors”) have proposed a chapter 11 plan of reorganization that contemplates satisfying, if ultimately allowed, certain mechanics’ lien claims asserted in the aggregate amount of over $335 million from the proceeds of a title insurance policy (the “Title Insurance Policy”) issued by First American Title Insurance Co. (“First American”).  The policy was issued in the amount… Read More