Bankruptcy Blogs

Section 101(37) of the Bankruptcy Code defines “lien” as a “charge against or interest in property to secure payment of a debt . . . .” and section 101(51) defines “security interest” as a “lien created by an agreement.” Most of us who get hired to enforce homemade loan documents have encountered a promissory note or other contract that clearly contemplates the application of specific property to pay the debt in the event of a default, but which doesn’t exactly say “Joe grants a security interest to Bob.”

Reclamation claims aren't something that practioners in smaller bankruptcy cases used to see every day. In the past, in order for reclamation to rear its head you needed a credit sale of goods to the debtor which was large enough to motivate the seller to seek immediate legal advice following a bankruptcy filing, within the short time period allowed to perfect the claim.