The Honorable Kevin J. Carey

Sometimes it Takes 2.5 Years to Reach Summary Judgment

04/29/17

On September 3, 2014, Brent Williams, the Plan Trustee (“Trustee”) for Touch America Holdings, Inc., filed a complaint initiating an adversary proceeding against, among others, AT&T Corp. (AT&T”).

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Court Strikes Unapproved Filing

08/15/16

 

On August 9, 2016, Judge Kevin Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued an Order both dismissing a complaint and striking a defendant’s Notice of Supplemental Authority.   The decision was issued in the Quantum Foods bankruptcy, in the adversary proceeding No. 16-50045.  A copy of the Opinion is available here.

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Quantum Foods: The Intersection of Preference Litigation and Administrative Claims

07/26/16

On July 25, 2016, Judge Kevin Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court issued a thorough decision pursuant to a motion for judgment on the pleadings analyzing the intersection of a preference defendant’s post-petition administrative claim and their preference exposure.  A copy of the Opinion is available here.

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Qui Tam Motions and Settlements

07/21/16

John O’Toole writes:

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Opinion in AES Thames – A Pro-Defendant Interpretation of the Ordinary Course of Business Defense

03/04/16

In a 9 page decision signed March 3, 2016 in the AES Thames bankruptcy, Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court held that the recipient of allegedly preferential transfers had received the transfers from the Debtor in the ordinary course of business.  He thus concluded that the Trustee could not avoid and recover the transfers at issue.  Judge Carey’s opinion is available here.

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Professional Fee Issues in Tropicana Entertainment

01/11/16

In a 10 page opinion released January 5, 2016 in the Tropicana Entertainment bankruptcy (Bank. D. Del. 08-10856), Judge Carey of the Delaware Bankruptcy Court provided  a critical opinion concerning the handling of a dispute arising from two debtors’ division of professional payments.  Judge Carey’s opinion is available here (the “Opinion”).

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