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Chapter 11 Debt Restructuring Bankruptcy Plans

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Cleaning House and the Dust Has Settled

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Publishers Clearing House files for bankruptcy | Law360 - Publishers Clearing House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to reorganize its capital structure and improve its long-term growth trajectory....more

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Fifth Circuit Holds that Gatekeeping and Injunction Provisions in Bankruptcy Plans Cannot Shield Non-Debtors From Liability

On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in In re Highland Capital Mgmt., L.P., that a plan’s gatekeeping and injunction provisions could not extend to claims against most non-debtors...more

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3rd Quarter 2024 Chapter 11, Healthcare, and Real Estate Distress Indices

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Welcome to the 3rd Quarter 2024 Report for the Polsinelli | TrBK Distress Indices. The indices use filtered Chapter 11 filings as a proxy for distress in the overall U.S. economy and certain subsectors....more

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What are Your Options if Your Veterinary Practice is Facing Financial Challenges?

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When your veterinary practice is experiencing financial difficulties, it is crucial to address those problems promptly to prevent issues from escalating. It is more effective to take proactive measures early rather than...more

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Bankruptcy Topics In Distressed Real Estate

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Bankruptcy cases involving commercial real estate present a multitude of problems. Those problems typically arise in the context of voluntary cases filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532...more

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Big Progress in Big Cases: PG&E and Puerto Rico are Making Strides Towards Achieving Creditor Consensus

There has been considerable progress towards resolution in two of the largest bankruptcy cases pending in the United States: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the California utility, Pacific Gas & Electric. Several...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Countdown to the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019: New Law Taking Effect in February 2020 May Make Chapter 11...

In February, a new bankruptcy chapter directed at small businesses will take effect.  The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) was signed into law on August 23 by President Trump and should help make bankruptcy a...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Horizontal Gifting Upheld in Chapter 11 Plan in the Third Circuit

The Bottom Line - In Hargreaves v. Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc. (In re Nuverra Environmental Solutions Inc.), 17-1024 (D. Del. Aug. 21, 2018), a Delaware district court upheld a bankruptcy court’s ruling that the...more

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Second Circuit Momentive Decision Adopts Two-Step Test for Cramdown Rate; Creates Make-Whole Circuit Split

On October 20, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a long-awaited decision in In re MPM Silicones, LLC (“Momentive”) holding that, with one important exception, that the plan of reorganization...more

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“First Day” hearings for Gymboree Chapter 11 filing

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Sands Anderson’s bankruptcy lawyers attended today’s “First Day” hearings in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of The Gymboree Corporation and its affiliates. Gymboree operates approximately 1,300 children’s apparel and retail...more

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Ninth Circuit Holds That Valuation of Secured Creditor’s Collateral in Chapter 11 Need Not Be Based on Property’s Highest and Best...

On May 26, 2017, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion with important ramifications for secured lenders. The Ninth Circuit held that for purposes of determining the amount of a secured...more

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware Makes Substantive Changes to Local Rules

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As is customary, on Feb. 1, 2016, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware amended the Local Rules of Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure. This year's amendments, however, are more substantive than in...more

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