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SDNY Bankruptcy Court Offers Further Direction On Default Interest And Fee Recovery
The Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court's written decision in 1300 Desert Willow expands upon the Mako framework, clarifying when debtors can challenge an oversecured creditor's entitlement to post-petition default interest at contractual rates. The ruling narrows the application of the "fresh start" factor in single-asset real estate cases and addresses whether Section 506(b)'s reasonableness requirement applies to prepetition claim components, providing critical guidance for bankruptcy practiti
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP