Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. – Preference Defense Lawyer

Between June 22 and June 29, 2026, George L. Miller, chapter 7 trustee of Debtors Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc., et al. filed approximately 73 complaints seeking to avoid and recover payments made during the 90 day period prior to the bankruptcy filing, as preferential under Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Debtors in these chapter 7 cases are: 757 Film Acquisition LLC; Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc. ; Chicken Soup for the Soul Studios, LLC; Chicken Soup for the Soul Television Group, LLC; Crackle Plus, LLC; CSS AVOD Inc.; CSSESIG, LLC; Digital Media Enterprises LLC; Halcyon Studios, LLC; Halcyon Television, LLC; Landmark Studio Group LLC; Locomotive Global, Inc.; Pivotshare, Inc.; RB Second Merger Sub LLC ; Redbox Automated Retail, LLC; Redbox Entertainment, LLC; Redbox Holdings, LLC; Redbox Incentives LLC; Redwood Intermediate, LLC; Screen Media Films, LLC; Screen Media Ventures, LLC; and TOFG LLC.

The bankruptcy case and these adversary actions are before Judge Mary F. Walrath.

For more information as to defenses that may be available to these avoidance actions, please see our page on Preference Defense Litigation.

Common Defenses in Preference Actions

The United States Bankruptcy Code provides many affirmative defenses to preference actions, contained within Section 547(c). For example, the most common defenses that may be available to a Defendant under Section 547(c) may include:

• the transfer was a contemporaneous exchange for new value given to the debtor (i.e., the debtor received something of value in exchange for the transfer); 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(1);
• after such transfer, Defendant gave new value to or for the benefit of the debtor (i.e., the Defendant extended additional credit to the Debtor after receiving the transfer) 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(4); or
• the transfer was in payment of a debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the recipient (i.e., Defendant made the transfer under ordinary business terms). 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(2).

The following Adversary Proceedings were filed in the bankruptcy of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc., Case No. 24-11442-MFW between June 22 and June 29, 2026:

26-50480-MFW Miller v. 1091 Media, LLC
26-50481-MFW Miller v. 800 3rd Avenue Associates, LLC
26-50482-MFW Miller v. Mosam Magdalena
26-50483-MFW Miller v. Agile Capital Funding
26-50484-MFW Miller v. Akamai Technologies, Inc.
26-50485-MFW Miller v. Kulba
26-50486-MFW Miller v. All Channel Films, Inc.
26-50487-MFW Miller v. Allen Media Digital, LLC
26-50488-MFW Miller v. Amazon Web Services
26-50489-MFW Miller v. AMEX TRS Co, Inc.
26-50490-MFW Miller v. Anybill Financial Services, Inc.
26-50491-MFW Miller v. Ascending, LLC
26-50492-MFW Miller v. BankDirect Capital Finance, LLC
26-50493-MFW Miller v. Bellew LLC
26-50494-MFW Miller v. Bondit, LLC
26-50495-MFW Miller v. Brendamour Moving & Storage
26-50496-MFW Miller v. Bright White Light, Inc.
26-50497-MFW Miller v. BuyDRM
26-50498-MFW Miller v. Verdi
26-50499-MFW Miller v. Citq Film LLC
26-50500-MFW Miller v. Convera USA, LLC
26-50501-MFW Miller v. Cortland Capital HPS Investment
26-50502-MFW Miller v. Grant
26-50503-MFW Miller v. Doniger Burroughs PC
26-50504-MFW Miller v. Employment Development, Inc.
26-50505-MFW Miller v. Entertain Me
26-50506-MFW Miller v. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
26-50507-MFW Miller v. Fidelity Investments
26-50508-MFW Miller v. FiveTran, Inc.
26-50509-MFW Miller v. FTI Consulting, Inc.
26-50510-MFW Miller v. Golden Seagull Investments
26-50511-MFW Miller v. Google LLC
26-50512-MFW Miller v. GRA Capital Group, LLC
26-50513-MFW Miller v. Gracenote Media Services, Inc.
26-50514-MFW Miller v. Grant Thornton, LLP
26-50516-MFW Miller v. Graubard Miller
26-50517-MFW Miller v. Insight Direct USA, Inc.
26-50518-MFW Miller v. J.S. Held, LLC
26-50519-MFW Miller v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLP
26-50520-MFW Miller v. Okta, Inc.
26-50521-MFW Miller v. Operations, Inc.
26-50522-MFW Miller v. Owlpoint IP Opportunities JVF I LP
26-50523-MFW Miller v. Phoenix Management Service
26-50524-MFW Miller v. Robert Half Finance
26-50525-MFW Miller v. Rosenfield and Company PLL
26-50526-MFW Miller v. Zellen
26-50527-MFW Miller v. Toppan Merrill, LLC
26-50529-MFW Miller v. Wrigley Media Group
26-50530-MFW Miller v. Writers Guild of America West, Inc.
26-50531-MFW Miller v. Level 3 Communications, LLC
26-50532-MFW Miller v. Margin5 Solutions, Inc.
26-50533-MFW Miller v. Motus, LLC
26-50534-MFW Miller v. Phoenix Media Group
26-50535-MFW Miller v. Prologis
26-50536-MFW Miller v. The Asylum
26-50537-MFW Miller v. Verizon Financial Services
26-50538-MFW Miller v. Wyvern Media Solutions, Inc.
26-50539-MFW Miller v. Zensark, Inc.
26-50541-MFW Miller v. Addison Professional Financial
26-50542-MFW Miller v. Cedar Advance LLC
26-50544-MFW Miller v. Deluxe Media Inc.
26-50546-MFW Miller v. Kaseya US LLC
26-50548-MFW Miller v. Magic Video Inc.
26-50549-MFW Miller v. LG Electronics Inc.
26-50550-MFW Miller v. Magnolia Pictures LLC
26-50552-MFW Miller v. Paymentech LLC
26-50555-MFW Miller v. T-Mobile
26-50556-MFW Miller v. Alliance Executive Search, LLC
26-50557-MFW Miller v. Rovi Product Corp.
26-50558-MFW Miller v. SintecMedia NYC, Inc.
26-50559-MFW Miller v. Stitching Freeway Custody: Anti-Life/Fear/Foster/R
26-50560-MFW Miller v. LTS
26-50591-MFW Miller v. Associated Materials, LLC