Jimerson Firm

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A construction project to a screeching halt when a property owner files for bankruptcy, creating a serious risk of substantial losses for the contractor, as well as subcontractors and suppliers. The list of creditors receiving the Notice should include the general contractor of an incomplete construction project. See 11 U.S.C.

Construction 98

Construction Bankruptcy Secured Creditor Debtor 98

Fraser

JUNE 25, 2020

The petition date is the date on which a debtor files a chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. The debtor is required to serve all known creditors with notice of the commencement of the chapter 11 case. Such relief may include a request to pay some unsecured creditors (such as employees or “critical vendors”) ahead of others.

Creditors 72

Creditors Bankruptcy Unsecured Creditor Debtor 72

PBWT

JANUARY 29, 2023

A big question in these cases is whether there will be any money to satisfy unsecured creditor claims. If there are funds to distribute, then the creditors’ claims will become more valuable, and the cases will become even more interesting. One way these debtors will bring value into their estates is through litigation.

Bankruptcy 65

Bankruptcy Debtor Creditors Unsecured Creditor 65

ABI

JANUARY 19, 2024

In evaluating the Texas Business & Commerce Code and title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, in In Re Burts Construction, Inc., held that a secured creditor has the right to receive monetary payment for property sales based on its lien on “accounts.”

Secured Creditor 40

Secured Creditor Bankruptcy Debtor Collateral 40

ABI

JANUARY 10, 2020

In In re Hamilton-Gaertner , a North Carolina Bankruptcy Court found that the debtor’s proposed Chapter 11 plan satisfied the good faith requirement of section 1129(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, despite certain expenses typically indicative of bad faith. [1] 1] The debtor was a physician who earned approximately $400,000 per year. [2]

Unsecured Creditor 40

Unsecured Creditor Debtor Bankruptcy Creditors 40