Legal Opinion
In Re American Coastal Energy Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 15, 2009No. 08-33160PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MARVIN ISGUR, Bankruptcy Judge.
Summary
Immediately after American Coastal Energy Inc. (“American Coastal”) filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, the Texas Railroad Commission (the “Commission”) spent state funds to remediate environmental risks for which American Coastal had ongoing responsibility. The Commission contends that these post-petition expenditures are entitled to administrative expense priority under § 503(b)(1)(A). American Coastal contends that the expenditures were for a pre-petition liability and that only liabilities that arise after the petition date can…
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