Bankruptcy and Insolvency News – Week Ending May 1, 2015

01 May Bankruptcy and Insolvency News – Week Ending May 1, 2015

Trends

March 2015 Bankruptcy Filings Down 12 Percent

Bankruptcies Drop: ‘The Worst I’ve Seen in 30 Years’

SINGLE ASSET REAL ESTATE DEBTORS ACCOUNT FOR 19 PERCENT OF ALL CH. 11 CASES TO DATE

The American Bankruptcy Institute’s Recommendations for Chapter 11 Reform

Out-of-Court Workouts

RECENT DECISIONS CONCERNING THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT UNDERLINE THE LIMITS ON OUT-OF-COURT RESTRUCTURINGS

Avoidance and Recovery

The Fraudulent Transfer Laws Do Indeed Apply To Future Creditors

Liability for Preferential Transfer May Be Reduced by Subsequent New Value

Fraudulent Transfer Damages: Creditor Windfall, Creditor Claims Cap, or Equitable Determination by the Court?

Leases and Executory Contracts

Filene’s Basement Decision Interprets Lease Rejection Damages Statute

Intellectual Property and Social Media

Texas Bankruptcy Court ‘Likes’ Facebook and Twitter Accounts as Property of the Reorganized Debtor

Cross-Border

Reorganization By Foreign Debtors In The US And UK

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