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Claims Arising From Purchaser Wrongdoing Following Entry of Sale Order But Prior to Closing Barred and Enjoined by Section 363(f)
In re NE Opco, Inc., No. 13-11483 (CSS), 2014 WL 3884217 (Bankr. D. Del. Aug. 8, 2014)
In the chapter 11 proceedings of NE Opco, Inc. and its affiliated debtors (the “Debtors”), the Honorable Christopher J. Sontchi was presented with a unique set of circumstances leading to the following question—whether pre-closing claims against a purchaser, related to the sale and arising from conduct occurring after the entry of a sale order, should be barred and enjoined by the section 363(f) finding in the sale order. The Court held that they should.
The claimant, Mr. Torres (“Torres”), had… Read More
Bankruptcy Court Allows Sale Free and Clear of Successor Liability Claims
In re Ormet Corp., No. 13-10334 (MFW), 2014 WL 3542133 (Bankr. D. Del. July 17, 2014)
In this Memorandum Opinion, Judge Walrath overruled an objection to a sale of the debtors’ assets free and clear of the objector’s successor liability claim, and granted a stay waiver under Bankruptcy Rules 6004(h) and 6006(d) to allow the sale to close immediately. In reaching its conclusion, the Court emphasized the integral nature of Bankruptcy Code section 363(f) to the bankruptcy process, enabling debtors to sell assets free and clear of any claims—something not available outside of the bankruptcy… Read More
Personal Injury Claims Arising from Wrongful Acts of a Debtor, Asserted Against a Third Party Purchaser Under a State Law Successor Liability Theory, Held by Third Circuit to be Property of the Estate
Aaroma Holdings, LLC v. Diacetyl Plaintiffs (In re Emoral, Inc.), No. 13-1467, 2014 WL 259870 (3d Cir. Jan. 24, 2014)
On January 24, 2014, in a precedential Opinion, the Third Circuit determined that personal injury causes of action, arising from wrongful conduct of a debtor, asserted against a non-debtor third party pursuant to a “mere continuation” theory of successor liability under state law, are “generalized claims” belonging to a bankruptcy estate rather than personal claims belonging to individual creditors.
Prior to the bankruptcy filing of Emoral, Inc. (“Emoral”), Aaroma Holdings LLC… Read More