On June 15, 2017, Curtis R. Smith, as Liquidating Trustee of the Hastings Creditors’ Liquidating Trust, filed approximately 69 complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and/or fraudulent transfers under Sections 547, 548 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Liquidating Trustee also seeks to disallow claims of such defendants under Sections 502(d)
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DE Bankruptcy Court Dismisses Preference Complaint Against Former Insider in Part with Prejudice
Not uncommonly, a preference complaint fails to adequately allege that the transfers sought to be recovered by the trustee were made “for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the debtor before such transfer was made”, as required under Section 547(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. Thus, when faced with a complaint to recover…
ADI Liquidation, Inc. Avoidance Actions Filed
On September 7-8, 2016, various debtors in the ADI Liquidation, Inc. (f/k/a AWI Delaware, Inc.), et al. bankruptcy proceeding filed approximately 332 complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and/or fraudulent transfers under Sections 544 and/or 547, 548 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code (depending upon the nature of the underlying transactions). …
Another Wave of Standard Register Company Preference Actions Filed
From May 11 to May 13, 2016, SRC Liquidation, LLC International Holdings, LLC (“Liquidating Debtor”), unleashed yet another wave of preference actions, filing approximately 257 additional complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and fraudulent transfers under Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Liquidating Debtor also seeks to disallow claims…
Standard Register Company Preference Actions Filed
On May 5, 2016, SRC Liquidation, LLC International Holdings, LLC (“Liquidating Debtor”), filed approximately 137 complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and fraudulent transfers under Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Liquidating Debtor also seeks to disallow claims of such preference defendants under Sections 502(d) and (j) of the…
Coldwater Creek Inc. Preference Actions Filed
In the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Peter Kravitz, as the Liquidating Trustee of the CWC Creditors Liquidating Trust, filed approximately 106 preference actions on March 15, 2016 seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and fraudulent transfers under Sections 547, 548 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, along with…
Simplexity, LLC Preference Actions Filed
On March 14, 2016, Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., as the Chapter 7 Trustee of Simplexity, LLC, et al. (the “Debtors”) filed approximately 44 preference complaints seeking to avoid and recover alleged preferential transfers pursuant to Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code, and to disallow claims of the defendants pursuant to Section 502(d).
By…
BMT-NW Acquisition Preference Actions Filed
In the month of February 2016, Charles A. Stanziale, Jr., in his capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee of BMT-NW Acquisition, LLC (“Debtor”), filed approximately 49 preference actions seeking the avoidance and recovery of alleged preferential actions under Sections 547 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code.
By way of background, the Debtor filed a voluntary…
Capsule International Holdings Preference Actions UPDATE
By way of update to the Capsule International Holdings preference action filings (see original post here), the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”) recently filed a Motion for Authority to Settle Classes of Preference Claim Controversies Pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9019(b) and to Modify Compromise Procedures (the “Motion”). For a copy of…
Capsule International Holdings LLC Preference Actions Filed
On December 17th and 18th, 2015, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “Committee”) of Capsule International Holdings, LLC, and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession (the “Debtors”), filed approximately 80 complaints seeking the avoidance and recovery of allegedly preferential and fraudulent transfers under Sections 547, 548 and 550 of the Bankruptcy Code. The…