by Matthew Gensburg | Nov 22, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 523(a)(l)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a discharge under Section 727 “does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt – (1) for a tax or a customs duty – (C) with respect to which the debtor made a fraudulent return or willfully...
by Matthew Gensburg | Oct 13, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code establishes that a debtor’s bankruptcy estate includes “all legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the case.” This includes potential and actual causes of action that run in the debtor’s...
by Matthew Gensburg | Oct 5, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 547(c)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code was the former subjective component of the three-pronged test set forth in Section 547(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and involves the question of whether the transfer was “made in the ordinary course of business or financial...
by Matthew Gensburg | Sep 14, 2022 | GCK on Law
Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code allows a debtor to confirm a “consensual” Subchapter V plan if the requirements of Section 1129(a), other than subparagraph 15, are met. However, the debtor may seek a “non-consensual” cramdown of a Subchapter V plan under Section...
by Matthew Gensburg | Jul 27, 2022 | GCK on Law
Courts that permit third-party releases often rely on Sections 1129(a)(1), 1123(b)(6) and 105 of the Bankruptcy Code. In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, 2018 WL 4521941, at *20 (D.Del. Sept. 21, 2018). However, the issue of whether bankruptcy courts have the...
by Matthew Gensburg | Jul 15, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 1307(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “[o]n request of the debtor at anytime, if the case has not been converted under Sections 706, 1112, or 1208 of this title, the court shall dismiss a case under this chapter. Any waiver of the right to dismiss...
