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Bankruptcy Creditor 503(b)(9) Administrative Expense

For suppliers Section 503(b)(9) can mean the difference between receiving nothing and being paid 100% of the value of the goods delivered in the 20 day period »»

Can Pre-Petition Deliveries Provide a Bankruptcy Preference “New Value” Defense and Section 503(b)(9) Administrative Expense?

Does a supplier have to choose between asserting a subsequent new value bankruptcy preference defense and making a Section 503(b)(9) administrative expense request?  Judge Marian F. Harrison »»

Debtors’ Bankruptcy Preference vs Administrative Expense Ploy – A Tactic that Needs to be Stopped

In adding Section 503(b)(9) in the 2005 amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, did Congress intend that the supplier beneficiaries of the new section would wear a sign »»

503(b)(9) Administrative Expense Claim

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

In re:

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[Name of Customer's Bankruptcy Representative]

Plaintiff,

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Adversary Proceeding
No. 00-000000

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MOTION OF [SUPPLIER] FOR »»

Best, Worst Examples of Using 503(b)(9) Claims to Settle Bankruptcy Preference Claims

Increasing instances of administrative insolvency, especially in the automotive sector, have caused many suppliers to question the value of 503(b)(9) claims.  Even when administrative expense claims are »»

Debtor Onslaught to Disallow Supplier 503(b)(9) Administrative Expenses

Bankrupt retailer and manufacturer attacks on allowance of administrative expenses under Section 503(b)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code are increasing in frequency, breadth and ingenuity.  One recent case »»

Sec. 503 – Administrative Expenses

TITLE 11–BANKRUPTCY
CHAPTER 5–CREDITORS, THE DEBTOR, AND THE ESTATE
SUBCHAPTER I–CREDITORS AND CLAIMS
From the U.S. Code Online via GPO Access – Current as of December 12, 2009 *

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Cooper-Standard Automotive Combo 503(b)(9) Claims, Essential Supplier and Foreign Vendor Motion

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. and its affiliated debtors (“Cooper-Standard Automotive” or the “Debtors”) have combined into one motion a request to allow payment of 503(b)(9) administrative expense claims, »»

Sample Motion for Allowance of Administrative Expense Claim Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(9)

We have included a simple sample of  Motion for Allowance of Administrative Expense Claim Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(9). You can access this sample by »»

Critical Vendor Motion in Arclin Bankruptcy Raises Questions for 503(b)(9) Claimants

The first day motion of Arclin US Holdings Inc. and its 6 co-debtor affiliates (“Arclin”) to pay “critical vendors” illustrates how dramatically the “critical vendor” concept can »»

Contech U.S., LLC Bankruptcy – 503(b)(9) Claim Bar Date and Procedures

For any supplier and other bankruptcy creditor in the bankruptcy of Contech U.S., LLC [1], timely and properly filing an administrative expense claim under 11 USC § »»

Grede Foundries – Preference Claims, 503(b)(9) Claims Opposition Precede 363 Sale

December 22, 2009 Update:  On December 21, 2009, Grede Foundries filed the affidavit of Eric W. Ek  in support of the  of the Debtor’s motion to authorize »»

Fluid Routing Solutions Bankruptcy – First Day Motion to Pay Certain Supplier Administrative Priority Claims

Feb. 08, 2009 – Through two “First Day Motions”, Fluid Routing Solutions, Inc. and its affiliated filers (“Fluid Routing Solutions”) are taking steps to hold their own supplier base »»

Fluid Routing Solutions – Auction Over, Asset Sale Approved

On March 26, 2009, 48 days after the Chapter 11 filing, the sale of the fluid routing business and assets of Fluid Routing Solutions was approved. »»

Suppliers Lining Up for 503(b)(9) Administrative Expense Claims

11 USC Section 503(b)(9) provides that a supplier shall be entitled to an “administrative expense claim” for “the value of any goods received by the debtor within »»

Bankruptcy Preference Claims will Pay the Bills in Cadence Innovation Bankruptcy

Looking at the Cadence Innovation November 30, 2008 balance sheet, you would see total assets of $88 million. The December 31, 2008 balance sheet shows total »»