• In re: TK Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Shannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69677

    Adversary proceeding to determine insurer's obligation to provide coverage constituted a non-core proceeding as it only required analysis of the policy contracts rather than of the bankruptcy plan or bankruptcy law.

  • In re: MTE Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-01-11
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69676

    Under Texas law, a contracted oil and gas operator held the status of a co-tenant with the other holders of working interests, which merely obligated the operator to pay the other tenants the value of any production on those tenants' interests minus cost of production.

  • In re Woodbridge Group of Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Stickles
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69654

    The court held that, in this adversary proceeding, the trustee's delay in moving to amend its complaint was not undue; if the amendment was allowed, the defendant would not suffer prejudice, the motion was not brought in bad faith, and the amend-ment would relate back to the original complaint for purposes of the applicable statute of limitations.

  • In re: EHT US1, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-07
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Seth Van Allen, G. David Dean, Justin R. Alberto, Cole Schotz, P.C., Wilmington, DE; Luc A. Despins, Nicholas A. Basset, G. Alexander Bongartz, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bove, LLC Wilmington, DE for defendants.

    Case Number: D69630

    Bankruptcy court could hold adversary proceeding defendants in civil contempt for failure to comply with the court's preliminary injunction order requiring a detailed accounting and enjoining defendants from dissipating or otherwise transferring their assets, after defendants' accounting was woefully deficient and defendants expressly stated their intention to transfer funds.

  • In re: Park Place Dev. Primary, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-16
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Marcy J. Mclaughlin Smith, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gary W. Marsh, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Atlanta, GA; Brett D. Goodman, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, New York, NY for debtor.
    for defendant: Daniel A. O’Brien, Venable LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey S. Sabin, James E. Frankel, Gary L. Rubin, and Carol A. Weiner, Venable LLP, New York, NY for creditors.

    Case Number: D69612

    Involuntary bankruptcy petition dismissed as having been filed in bad faith, where petitioning creditors represented contractors holding mechanic's liens and the totality of the circumstances indicated that petitioners sought to avoid extinguishment of their claims in a related foreclosure action and instead litigate in the more favorable forum of the bankruptcy court.

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  • In Re Windhaven Top Ins. Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-02
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Consulting | Insurance
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Sontchi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa Bittle Tancredi, Gebhardt & Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE for Risk & Regulatory Consulting, LLC. Mark E. Felger, Barry M. Klayman, Gregory F. Fischer, Wilmington, DE for Jeoffrey L. Burtch, Chapter 7 Trustee.
    for defendant: Eric D. Schwartz, Matthew B. Harvey, Paige N. Topper, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Pater Ivancik, Alex M. Sher, Hogan Lovells US LLP New York, NY for Atalaya Capital Management LLP, Atalaya Special Opportunities Fund VII LP and Midtown Madison Management LLC.

    Case Number: D69596

    The court held that the Bankruptcy Code was not reverse preempted by the Texas Insurance Code because the underlying dispute was a contract dispute, but not the business of insurance.

  • In Re: Essar Steel Minnesota, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-10-27
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69585

    In this adversary proceeding, the court found that the litigation trustee had met his burden in pleading plausible factual al-legations to show the court had subject-matter jurisdiction over the matter, personal jurisdiction over defendant, and had pled facts sufficient to state a claim for aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty.

  • In re: Sportco Holdings, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-20
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Stickles
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69581

    Breach of duty and loyalty claims were not dismissed where complaint alleged sufficient facts to support inference that directors and officers failed to fully inform them of risks of acquisition transaction, and may have declined an out-of-court restructuring when they failed to obtain personal benefit in the restructuring.

  • In re: MTE Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Goldblatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69554

    The court denied a motion to stay an order confirming a plan of reorganization in bankruptcy, because the moving party failed to act promptly and did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits.

  • In re: F-Squared Inv. Mgmt., LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-08-25
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Bankruptcy Court
    Judge: Judge Silverstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D69513

    Certain tax distributions made by debtor were for reasonably equivalent value, so the court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment against the trustee's fraudulent transfer claims.