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Recent Posts
- Delaware District Court Disagrees with Bankruptcy Court’s Ruling and Holds That Committee’s Challenge Rights Survived Entry of the Sale Order and Consummation of Sale
- “Straddling the Line”: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Rules That Not All Tax Liabilities Incurred During a Debtor’s Petition Year are Eligible for Administrative Expense Priority
- Insider’s Scoop: Judge Silverstein Imposes Heightened Standard Regarding Appointment of Future Claims Representative
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The Insider’s Scoop: Boomerang Tube Decision Already Endorsed in Delaware
In re Samson Resources, Corp., Case No. 15-11934 (CSS) (Bankr. D. Del. Feb. 8, 2016) [Letter Ruling]
[Update – The Honorable Brendan Linehan Shannon has also followed suit, issuing a letter ruling in In re Gulf Resources, LLC. Therein, His Honor agreed with Judge Walrath’s holding in Boomerang Tube“including comments contained in Footnote 6 of the Opinion applying its rationale to the retention of debtor’s counsel.”]
The Boomerang Tube decision has already been followed by one other Delaware bankruptcy judge. In a letter ruling in In re Samson Resources Corp., Judge Christopher S. Sontchi agreed with, endorsed, and applied Judge Walrath’s ruling to deny fee defense provisions in retention applications for debtors’ counsel.