News Topic: Delaware Bankruptcy Court

On August 29, 2012, Contec Holdings, Ltd ("Contec") and various related entities filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  Simultaneous with filing its bankruptcy petitions, ... Read full article

There are generally three types of claims in a bankruptcy proceeding: unsecured claims, secured claims and administrative expense claims. Section 503 of the Bankruptcy Code governs the allowance of administrative expense claims. Section 503 provides that ... Read full article

On July 9, 2012, Judge Peter J. Walsh of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued a memorandum opinion (the " Opinion "), in the Blitz U.S.A. bankruptcy proceeding addressing whether an employee bonus plan is a ... Read full article

On May 30, 2012, RG Steel, LLC and various related entities (collectively "RG Steel" or "Debtors") filed petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  According to the Declaration of the ... Read full article

On June 22, 2012, Ritz Camera & Image, LLC, and various related entities (collectively, the "Debtors" or "Ritz II"), filed chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  ... Read full article

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On May 8, 2012, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) entered its Order (the “Order”) Establishing Procedures to Assert Claims Arising under Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code (“503(b)(9) Claims”) in the chapter 11 ... Read full article

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Summary In an opinion issued March 16, 2012, Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court ruled that unpaid debts subject to a judicial lien are dischargeable in bankruptcy. Judge Sontchi’s opinion is available here (the “Opinion”) .  The Opinion, like ... Read full article

On March 14, 2012, Judge Sontchi of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion in the Carolina Fluid Handling Intermediate Holding Corp. bankruptcy case.  When a Fox Rothschild client is (or could be) affected by a ruling, rather than summarize the ... Read full article

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In a 17 page decision entered March 9, 2012, Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court granted a motion for relief from the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay to allow an undersecured creditor to exercise its remedies against a debtor’s collateral.  A ... Read full article

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At approximately 10:15 this morning, Judge Walrath of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court made an oral ruling confirming Washington Mutual's chapter 11 plan of reorganization. Over the last three and one-half years, hundreds of attorneys and other ... Read full article

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