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    Bankruptcy- Bankruptcy Terminology, 45 Terms to Know and Understand

    Many debtors and creditors know little of the bankruptcy process. These terms are to help assist individuals in understanding bankruptcy. The terms provided are as defined from the Public Information Series of the Bankruptcy Judges Division.

    TERMS & DEFINITIONS

    Adversary Proceeding –
    A lawsuit arising in or related to a bankruptcy cas
    According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
    e that is commenced by filing a complaint with the bankruptcy court.

    Automatic Stay –
    An injunction that automatically stops lawsuits, foreclosure, garnishments, and all collection activity against the debtor the moment a bankruptcy petition is filed.

    Bankruptcy –
    A legal procedure for dealing with debt problems of individuals and businesses; specifically, a case filed under one of the chapters o
    ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

    Examples of combination products may in
    f title 11 on the United States Code (the Bankruptcy Code).

    Bankruptcy Judge –
    A judicial officer of the United States district court who is the court official with the decision-making power over federal bankruptcy cases.

    Bankruptcy Mill –
    A business not authorized to practice law that provides bankruptcy counseling and prepares bankruptcy petitions.

    Bankruptcy Petition –
    A formal request f
    lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

    or the protection of the federal bankruptcy laws. (There is an official form for bankruptcy petitions.)

    Bankruptcy Trustee –
    A private individual or corporation appointed in all chapter 7, chapter 12, and chapter 13 cases to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the debtor’s creditors.

    Chapter 7 –
    The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for “liquidation,” i.e., the sale of a de
    here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
    btor’s nonexempt property and the distribution of the proceeds to creditors.

    Chapter 7 Trustee –
    A person appointed in a chapter 7 case to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the unsecured creditors. (The trustee’s responsibilities include reviewing the debtor’s petition and schedules, liquidating the property of the estate, and making distributions to the creditors. The trustee may al
    d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

    Combination pro
    so bring actions against creditors or the debtor to recover property of the bankruptcy estate.)

    Chapter 13 –
    The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income. (Chapter 13 allows a debtor to keep property and pay debt over time, usually three to five years.)

    Exempt –
    A description of any property that a debtor may prevent creditors from rec
    ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
    overing.

    Exemption –
    Property that the Bankruptcy Code or applicable state law permits a debtor to keep from creditors.

    Exempt Property –
    Property or value in property that a debtor is allowed to retain, free from the claims of creditors who do not have liens.

    Lien –
    A charge upon specific property designed to secure payment of a debt or a performance obligation.

    Liquidation –
    A sale
    easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
    of a debtor’s property with the proceeds to be used for the benefit of the creditors.

    Claim –
    A creditor’s assertion of a right to payment from a debtor or the debtor’s property.

    Complaint –
    The first or initiatory document in a lawsuit that notifies the court and the defendant of the grounds claimed by the plaintiff for an award of money or other relief against the defendant.

    Confirmation –
    nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
    Approval of a plan of reorganization by a bankruptcy judge.

    Consumer Debts –
    Debt incurred for personal, as opposed to business, needs.

    Contingent Claim –
    A claim that may be owed by the debtor under certain circumstances, for example, where the debtor is a cosigner on another person’s loan and that person fails to pay.

    Creditor –
    A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money
    and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
    or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.

    Debtor –
    A person who has filed a petition for relief under the bankruptcy laws.

    Defendant –
    An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.

    Discharge –
    A release of a debtor from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts. (A discharge releases a debtor form personal liability for certain debts known as dischargeable debts
    ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
    defined below) and prevents the creditors owed those debts from taking any action against the debtor or the debtor’s property to collect the debts. The discharge also prohibits creditors from communicating with the debtor regarding their debt, including telephone calls, letters, and personal contact.)

    Dischargeable Debt –
    A debt for which the Bankruptcy Code allows the debtor’s personal liability to be
    ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

    Following aspects would a
    eliminated.

    Disclosure Statement –
    A written document prepared by the chapter 11 debtor or other plan proponent that is designed to provide “adequate information” to creditors to enable them to evaluate the chapter 11 plan of reorganization.

    Equity –
    The value of a debtor’s interest in property that remains after liens and other creditors’ interests are considered. (Example: If a house valued at $
    dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

    Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
    Which combination prod
    60,000 is subject to a $30,000 mortgage, there is $30,000 of equity.)

    Liquidated Claim –
    A creditor’s claim for a fixed amount of money.

    No-Asset Case –
    A chapter 7 case where there are no assets available to satisfy any portion of the creditor’s unsecured claims.

    Non Dischargeable Debt –
    A debt that cannot be eliminated in bankruptcy.

    Objection to Discharge –
    A trustee’s or creditor’s
    cts are meaningful and rational?
    Which therapeutic categories to select?
    Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
    Do combin
    objection to the debtor’s being released from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts.

    Objection to Exemptions –
    A trustee’s or a creditor’s objection to a debtor’s attempt to claim certain property as exempt, i.e., not liable for any prepetition debt of the debtor.

    Party in Interest –
    A party who is actually and substantially interested in the subject matter, as distinguished from one
    tions increase the patient compliance?
    What would be the developing cost?
    How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
    who has only a nominal or technical interest in it.

    Plan –
    A debtor’s detailed description of how the debtor proposes to pay creditors’ claims over a fixed period of time.

    Plaintiff –
    A person or business that files a formal complaint with the court.

    Preferential Debt Payment –
    A debt payment made to a creditor in the 90-day period before a debtor files bankruptcy (or within one year if the
    t?

    As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
    creditor was an insider) that gives the creditor more than the creditor would receive in a chapter 7 case.

    Priority –
    The Bankruptcy Code’s statutory ranking of unsecured claims that determines the order in which unsecured claims will be paid if there is not enough money to pay all unsecured claims in full.

    Proof of Claim –
    A written statement describing the reason a debtor owes a creditor money
    ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

    Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
    . (There is an official form for this purpose.)

    Reaffirmation Agreement –
    An agreement by a chapter 7 debtor to continue paying a dischargeable debt after the bankruptcy, usually for the purpose of keeping the collateral or mortgaged property that would otherwise be subject to repossession.

    Secured Creditor –
    An individual or business holding a claim against the debtor that is secured by a lien on
    y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
    the property of the estate or that is subject to a right of setoff.

    Secured Debt –
    Debt backed by a mortgage, pledge of collateral, or other lien; debt for which the creditor has the right to pursue specific pledged property upon default.

    341 Meeting –
    A meeting of creditors at which the debtor is questioned under oath by creditors, a trustee, examiner, or the United States trustee about his/her
    .

    As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
    financial affairs.

    Typing Service –
    A business not authorized to practice law that prepares bankruptcy petitions.

    United States Trustee –
    An officer of the Justice Department responsible for supervising the administration of bankruptcy cases, estates, and trustees, monitoring plans and disclosure statements, monitoring creditors’ committees, monitoring fee applications, and performing other statut
    elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

    Companies that provide selfless information through particip
    ory duties.

    Unscheduled Debt –
    A debt that should have been listed by a debtor in the schedules filed with the court but was not. (Depending on the circumstances, an unscheduled debt may or may not be discharged.)

    These terms are for the general public to have a better understanding of bankruptcy and the terminology that accompanies the filing or inquiry of a bankruptcy.

    Article written by Rick Munste


    tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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