antecedent debt

Opinion in NewPage (Pirinate Consulting) is a Reminder of 547 Defenses

10/04/16

Over three years ago, in September 2013, Pirinate Consulting Group LLC, in its capacity as Litigation Trustee (the “Trustee”) of the NewPage Creditor Litigation Trust, began filing complaints in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court seeking the avoidance and recovery of what the Trustee alleges are preferential transfers.  You can read our summary of the initial preference filings here: Pirinate Consulting, Trustee in Ne

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Bankruptcy Court Rejects Bankruptcy Claims against Maryland Department of Environment in Comprehensive Opinion

08/08/16

On August 4, 2016, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court considered cross-motions for summary judgment in a preference action case styled as Pirinate Consulting Group, LLC v. Maryland Department of the Environment (In re NewPage Corp.), Adv. Pro. No. 13-52206 (KG).  This gem of an opinion is noteworthy in that it analyzes various defenses raised by a state agency to a preference complaint.

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