And THAT is why LandAmerica did not file Chapter 7 liquidation so that they had the option to cancel the equity under a Chapter 11 .
Under Chapter 7 the BK Judge would have been compelled to disburse ALL monies left over from all other prioritized benefactors to the shareholders . Under Chapter 11 shareholders can be excluded even when there is money left over .....greed factors of the ' entitled ' debt holders .
Months ago I did write about this concern as being highly unusual . Now I know why .