New Mexico Court Reminds that Prosecuting Prepetition Claims in Bankruptcy May Still Violate the Automatic Stay

There is more than one way that a creditor of a bankrupt entity (or debtor) can directly prosecute its claims in bankruptcy.  If the creditor is involved in prepetition litigation with the debtor, it could request relief from the automatic stay to continue liquidating its claim against the debtor in a non-bankruptcy forum, pursuant to […]

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Is it Harder to Pierce the Corporate Veil of a Limited Liability Company?

Piercing the corporate veil (PCV) is a remedy often pursued by a creditor of an insolvent entity against the entity’s parent or principal. While the corporate veil generally shields a shareholder from the general obligations of his or her corporation, PCV allows a creditor to look beyond the corporate shield and, in certain instances, hold […]

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