In re WEB2B Payment Solutions: Failure to Seek Adequate Protection Before Turning Over Collateral Results in Loss of Possessory Lien | Practical Law
On March 25, 2013, the US Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eight Circuit in North American Banking Co. v. Leonard (In re WEB2B Payment Solutions, Inc.) affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that a creditor forfeited its possessory lien in the debtor's deposit accounts by turning over the account funds to the Trustee without first seeking adequate protection.