Citation: Halo Wireless, Inc. v. Alenco Communications Inc. (In re Halo Wireless, Inc.), Case No. 12-40122 (5th Cir. June 18, 2012) Facts: Halo Wireless, Inc. was a small telecommunications company that provides wireless phone and data service to its customers pursuant to a license from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”). Starting in May 2011, private telephone […]
Read MoreThe Eleventh Circuit recently avoided, as fraudulent transfers, certain liens pledged by subsidiaries to secure a $500 million loan made to their parent, Tousa, Inc. See Senior Transeastern Lenders v. Official Comm. of Unsecured Creditors (In re Tousa, Inc.), No. 11-11071, 2012 WL 1673910 (11th Cir. May 15, 2012). These liens were avoided as upstream transfers that, pursuant […]
Read MoreOn May 29, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the well-monitored appeal in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank, where a chapter 11 debtor appealed the ruling of Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that a debtor may not confirm a cramdown plan, proposing to sell encumbered assets free and clear of liens, without permitting the […]
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