Bankruptcy Blogs

On Monday in Manhattan, wireless venture LightSquared will ask a judge to send its newest reorganization plan to certain creditors for a vote.

The Wall Street Journal reports on Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s preparation for a bankruptcy filing.

Long Island, N.Y.’s, shut Long Beach Medical Center filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday to sell what remains of its assets after Hurricane Sandy devastated the hospital a little more than a year ago. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via WSJ.

On February 22, 2012, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Jennings v. Jennings, 670 F.3d 1330 (11th Cir. 2012).  The case involved the issue of whether debt arising from the debtor's active participation with a co-conspirator in performing a fraudulent transfer of real property was excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. §§523(a)(6) which provides that a debt for "willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or to the property of another entity" is non-dischargeble.

In the recent case of Guillermo A. Morales, Case No. 07-16284-BKC-RBR, (Bankr.S.D.Fla. January 2, 2008)(Ray, J.) the Bankruptcy Court was given the opportunity to interpret new section 222.25(4), Florida Statutes which allows a debtor to exempt personal property not to exceed $4,000 if he does not "claim or receive the benefits of a homestead exemption under s. 4, Art.

On June 27, 2012, the Florida Second District Court of Appeals issued its decision in Geraci v. Ems, 93 So. 3d 384 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2012).  The issue before the Court was whether a person's long-term leasehold interest in his condominium could qualify as a "homestead" exempt from forced sale under article X, section 4 of the Florida Constitution.  The lower Court held that it could not qualify as a homestead as it was not a fee simple interest. The Court of Appeals reversed and held that such a condominium may qualify as a homestead.