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GMAC Holding Co. Files For Chapter 11 Despite Listing $ 1B In Assets

NEW YORK - (Mealey's) GMAC-RFC Holding Co. LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York on May 14 despite listing more than $ 1 billion in assets (In Re: GMAC-RFC Holding Company LLC, No. 12-12029

Published Mon, May 21 2012 11:04 AM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

LexisNexis Catalog Of Legal Publications: A One-Stop Guide For Legal Research

Welcome to the LexisNexis Catalog of Legal Resources - Your one stop guide to authoritative legal content to help you research more efficiently and cost-effectively, and deliver better outlook for your clients and firms, company or government agency.

Published Wed, May 16 2012 10:18 PM by Corporate & Securities Law Community Staff

Divided U.S. Supreme Court: Debtors' Farm Sale Tax Liability Not Dischargeable

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday that the federal income tax liability that resulted from a debtor's post-petition farm sale is not "incurred by the estate" for the purposes of 11 U.S. Code Section 503(b); therefore

Published Mon, May 14 2012 2:47 PM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News

New Opinion Makes Sense of "Identifiable, Tangible and Material Benefit" Language From Pro-Snax

In Matter of Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc. , 157 F.3d 414 (5 th Cir. 1998), a panel of the Fifth Circuit made the uncontroversial ruling that a chapter 11 debtor's attorney could not recover attorney's fees from the bankruptcy estate after appointment of

Published Mon, May 7 2012 11:28 AM by Stephen Sather

LexisNexis Launches Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Module for Lexis Practice Advisor

Easy access to practical guidance and "on point" legal content and analysis help law firms increase productivity and bring junior attorneys up to speed quickly NEW YORK - LexisNexis ® Legal & Professional, a leading provider of content and technology

Published Thu, May 3 2012 10:51 AM by LexisNexis Bankruptcy Law Community Staff

Government Forfeiture Beats Creditor Claim in Petters Ponzi Scheme

When a Ponzi scheme breaks, the government rushes to forfeit the assets that constitute or are derived from proceeds traceable to the crime. At the same time, creditors, thinking that they had properly secured their claims, try to grab those very same

Published Wed, May 2 2012 2:56 PM by Kathy Bazoian Phelps

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Idearc Shareholders' Objection To Bankruptcy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on Apr. 30 denied certiorari to a class of shareholders in bankrupt Idearc Inc. who had objected to the confirmation of Idearc's Chapter 11 reorganization plan on grounds that its approval violated

Published Tue, May 1 2012 9:49 AM by James Cordrey

Financial Advice for the NFL Draft Class of 2012

Stories of Warren Sapp's bankruptcy filing has been all over the news lately. It's hard to imagine he'd find himself in such a predicament. After all, he's a pro-bowler with at least $40 million in career NFL earnings. He has a good job as a very entertaining

Published Tue, May 1 2012 8:27 AM by Ted Connolly

Arbitration Award Against Wachovia Securities in Derivium Capital Ponzi Case

The latest buzz in the Ponzi world is over the $852,000 arbitration award that former Congressman Alan Grayson won against Wachovia Securities on April 3, 2012. Grayson lost money in the Derivium Capital Ponzi scheme and sought damages of $28 million

Published Mon, Apr 30 2012 11:40 AM by Kathy Bazoian Phelps

Supreme Court Indubitably Grapples With Credit Bidding

The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in RadLAX Gateway Hotel over whether the Bankruptcy Code permits a debtor in a chapter 11 case to sell encumbered assets without providing its secured lenders an opportunity to credit bid their debt. As previously

Published Fri, Apr 27 2012 8:38 AM by Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Death Penalty Sanctions Applied in Case of Double-Dealing Attorneys

In a disturbing 52-page opinion, Judge Stacey Jernigan has administered "death penalty" sanctions against The Cadle Company based on double-dealing and non-disclosures by Cadle's long-time attorneys who also represented the trustee. The Cadle Company

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 10:37 AM by Stephen Sather

What Is a Deficiency Judgment?

In today's troubled housing market "deficiency judgment" has become a buzzword for many consumers. Homeowners who find themselves behind on the mortgage and upside down on property values begin to worry that the bank will come after their personal assets

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 11:44 AM by John O'Connor

RadLAX Oral Argument - Part II: What's Indubitably Bothering the Supreme Court Justices Equivalently

As I noted three years ago in my " What's Bothering Ruthie ? " post on Justice Ginsburg's one-liner that stopped the Chrysler sale dead in its tracks, today's Supreme Court oral argument in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank ( transcript )

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 9:09 AM by Steve Jakubowski

A Chicago Bankruptcy Case Lands at the US Supreme Court: The RadLAX Oral Argument - Part I

Chicago bankruptcy professionals descended on the US Supreme Court to catch the final chapter in the RadLAX bankruptcy saga, one that had a remarkably swift journey to the highest court of the land. The case started as the neglected stepchild of Amalgamated

Published Tue, Apr 24 2012 9:08 AM by Steve Jakubowski

U.S. Supreme Court Considers Rights of Secured Creditors in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in a dispute between a Chapter 11 debtor company and a creditor bank as to whether a secured creditor is permitted to credit-bid while the debtor company's collateral is being

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 4:11 PM by LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Legal News