GCK On Law

The courts are split on whether the “contemporaneous exchange for new value” defense of Section 547(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code applies when a creditor foregoes perfecting a mechanic’s lien in exchange for payment.  The identical issue exists in the context of...

Section 362(c) of the Bankruptcy Code governs termination of the automatic stay.  Under Section 362(c)(3)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code if a debtor has had a case pending within the preceding one-year that was dismissed, then "[t]he stay under Section (a) with respect to...

Courts have struggled with the specific issue of whether installment land sales contracts are executory contracts.  Some consider installment land sales contracts to be executory, finding that performance remains on both sides, but the majority categorize them as...

Removal of claims related to a bankruptcy case is governed by 28 U.S.C. §1452, which provides, in relevant part: A party may remove any claim or cause of action in a civil action * * * to the district court for the district where such civil action is pending, if such...

Bankruptcy Code Section 525(a) provides that a governmental unit may not discriminate against a person with respect to certain grants solely because that person, inter alia, has had a debt discharged under the Bankruptcy Code.  In the public housing context, this...