Bankruptcy opinions tend to rely on two major tools for interpreting the Bankruptcy Code: the statutory text and pre-Bankruptcy Code practice. These two methods came into conflict in the Fifth Circuit's recent opinion in Ultra Petroleum Corp. v. Ad ... Read full article
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held in a recent opinion that post-petition interest should be excluded from an unsecured creditor’s claim, as otherwise it would violate the plain meaning of Section 502(b)(2). In the case of In re ... Read full article
Quality Engineered Installation, Inc. v. Higley S., Inc ., 670 So.2d 929 (Fla. 1996) resolved a conflict among the Florida District Courts of Appeal and held that an award of prejudgment interest merges into and becomes part of a single total sum adjudged ... Read full article
