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§ 365(b)

In re Bourbon Saloon Inc.

Ruling
Debtor had assumed lease pursuant to agreed order.
Issue(s)
Whether lease between debtor and the lessor had been assumed and whether defaults existing at the time the lease was assumed had been cured.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 11, 2013 , LexisNexis #1113-039

In re Cunningham

Ruling
Relief from stay for tax auction after breach of reaquisition agreement granted as prompt cure was not possible.
Procedural posture

A county brought motions for stay relief to allow public auctions of the five chapter 13 debtors' foreclosed property to proceed. The debtors sought an opportunity to pay their delinquent taxes through a plan under chapter 13.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 18, 2013 , LexisNexis #0313-007

In re New Orleans Auction Galleries Inc.

Ruling
Debtor in possession did not owe debt to creditor under assumed consignment contract until payment was received postpetition.
Procedural posture

Creditor seller consigned certain artworks with debtor. A purchaser agreed to buy the artwork, but later stopped payment on two credit cards on which he charged the purchase. One of the credit card companies reversed itself postpetition and paid part of the purchaser's charge, but the other did not. Creditor had not been paid anything under the consignment.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 15, 2013 , LexisNexis #0213-008

In re Jacobsen

Ruling
Debtor franchisee was required to cure existing defaults or provide adequate assurance of cure prior to assuming license agreements and leases.
Procedural posture

The chapter 11 debtor-in-possession moved to assume six leases and license agreements for franchises he owned for drive in restaurants located in Mississippi. The creditor franchisor filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment on the motions to assume.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 07, 2011 , LexisNexis #0311-008

In re Jennifer Convertibles Inc.

Ruling
Assumption of licenses by debtor furniture store operator approved where licensor was adequately protected.
Procedural posture

Bankruptcy debtors sought approval of their joint plan of reorganization which provided for substantive consolidation of the debtors, which consisted of debtors operating furniture stores and one debtor which operated several stores, and the debtors sought to assume trademark usage licenses entered into by the one debtor and a licensor which was also the one debtor's primary supplier. The licensor objected to the plan and the assumption.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 04, 2011 , LexisNexis #0211-112

In re Moore

Ruling
Creditor landlord entitled to administrative expense claim for lease payments not paid into confirmed plan.
Procedural posture

Debtors' chapter 13 case came before the court on a creditor's motion for relief from the 11 U.S.C.S. 362 automatic stay. The creditor asserted that he was owed $ 180,000 on a promissory note.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 12, 2010 , LexisNexis #0310-139

In re DSBC Invs. LLC

Ruling
Creditor that received full payment pursuant to chapter 11 plan was not entitled to default rate of interest.
Procedural posture

In this chapter 11 case, an oversecured creditor whose debt had been fully paid pursuant to a confirmed plan, sought prepetition and postpetition late charges and default interest. The creditor also sought attorneys' fees under 11 U.S.C.S. § 506(b).

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 11, 2009 , LexisNexis #1009-112

In re DBSI Inc.

Ruling
Assumption and assignment of commercial sublease denied absent adequate assurance of future performance.
Procedural posture

Pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 365(b)(1), a chapter 11 debtor moved to assume and assign the lease of a commercial office building to the group of tenant-in-common owners. The sublessee objected to the assumption and assignment.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on May 28, 2009 , LexisNexis #0709-048

In re Heights Subdivision LLC

Ruling
Debtor that owned subdivision could not assume contract with developer that it had breached.
Procedural posture

A debtor filed a motion to assume an executory contract with a developer, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 365.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 12, 2009 , LexisNexis #0409-114

In re Bachrach Clothing Inc.

Ruling
Bankruptcy court properly required debtors to pay accrued real estate taxes on a nonresidential lease before LLC could assume lease.
Procedural posture

Appellant debtor sought review of a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, which held, pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 365(b)(1), that the debtor was required to pay accrued real estate tax obligations under a nonresidential property lease in order to cure a default before appellee, a limited liability company (LLC) assumed a lease.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2008 , LexisNexis #1008-113