In a positive decision for trade vendors and non-debtor suppliers, the Eleventh Circuit, in Auriga Polymers Inc. v. PMCM2, LLC, held that a Section 503(b)(9) post-petition priority payment received by a creditor for goods received during the 20 day period before the petition date did not diminish its subsequent new value preference defense. 40
A Primer on Defenses to Bankruptcy Preference Claims
Your business provided goods or services to another company. Shortly thereafter, that company then files for bankruptcy, and owes your business substantial sums of money. After the filing of the bankruptcy action, you then receive a letter from counsel demanding that your business return all of the money the debtor paid to you in the