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§ 503(b)(1)

New Wei, Inc., In re

Ruling
Claimant was not entitled for allowance and payment of an administrative expense claim asthe employment agreement providing for severance pay under certain conditions was a prepetitioncontract, and as such, any amounts due under the contract were pre-petition claims.(Bankr. N.D. Ala.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate Expenses; Preservation of the Estate.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 24, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-008

New Wei, Inc., In re

Ruling
Claimant was not entitled for allowance and payment of an administrative expense claim asthe employment agreement providing for severance pay under certain conditions was a prepetitioncontract, and as such, any amounts due under the contract were pre-petition claims.(Bankr. N.D. Ala.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate Expenses; Preservation of the Estate.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on January 24, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-008

Tex. Pellets, Inc., In re

Ruling
Administrative expense representing trucking firms' "stand-by time" granted in part as thedebtors were responsible for the delay occurring at some of the facilities. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 19, 2017 , LexisNexis #0218-013

Colony Beach & Tennis Club, Ltd., In re

Ruling
Penalty claim was not entitled to administrative status as it did not relate to any tax owed bydebtor or the bankruptcy estate. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on December 13, 2017 , LexisNexis #0118-067

Ala., In re

Ruling
Debts arising from attorneys' fees awarded in two referenced attorney disciplinary judgmentsdeclared nondischargeable as they each constituted a fine, penalty, or forfeiture. (Bankr. S.D.Tex.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate Expenses; Preservation of the Estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 10, 2017 , LexisNexis #1117-075

Cook Inlet Energy, LLC, In re

Ruling
Claimant was awarded an administrative expense claim for his postpetition services as amember of the debtor's board of directors. (Bankr. D. Alaska)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate Expenses; Preservation of the Estate.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on September 13, 2017 , LexisNexis #1017-072

Haynes, In re

Ruling
City's claim was not entitled to priority as an administrative expense as it did not show that its claim represents such a cost. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Allowance of Administrative Expenses; Types of Expenses Allowed; Estate Expenses; Preservation of the Estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 20, 2017 , LexisNexis #0817-097

In re Quantum Foods, LLC

Ruling
Creditors could set off administrative expense claim against any judgment for preferentialtransfers. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Issue(s)
Was creditor allowed to set off a previously allowed post-petition administrative expense claim against a preferential transfer claim?

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on July 25, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-099

In re Calumet Photographic Inc.

Ruling
Administrative expense status could not be granted to prepetition WARN Act claim.
Issue(s)
Threshold issue was whether a Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Act claimant was entitled to administrative expense priority as a matter of law.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-044

In re Blanchard

Ruling
Creditor that was not injured by alleged fraudulent transfers was not entitled to an administrative claim.
Issue(s)
Could creditor assert an administrative expense claim based on debtor's alleged receipt of a fraudulent transfer from a non-debtor while the creditor was a creditor of the non-debtor?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 01, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-116