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Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Bankruptcy Doesn’t Shield Employees from WARN Act Layoff Notice Requirements—Unless an Exception Applies

Layoffs often accompany corporate bankruptcy, and employers should be aware of the legal obligations that impact mass layoffs and plant closures. Most notably, the federal WARN Act requires employers to notify the workforce...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Option III - Structured Bankruptcy Dismissals are Alive and Well Even After Jevic

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Justice Breyer of the Supreme Court previously recognized that a chapter 11 bankruptcy case can generally lead to the following results: ..reorganization through a confirmed chapter 11 plan, where a deal with creditors...more

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2020 Recap: Corporate Restructuring Review

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Amidst a global pandemic, there were plenty of interesting bankruptcy and restructuring events and changes that occurred in 2020. We saw new Bankruptcy Code amendments go into effect (through the Small Business Reorganization...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Congress Again Considers Expanding Worker Protections in Bankruptcy

With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a significant upswing in Chapter 11 bankruptcies and with more expected to come, Congress is once again considering substantial changes to the way the Bankruptcy Code addresses worker...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Top 10 Questions Human Resources May Have When Their Company is Filing for Chapter 11 Protection

Businesses in a wide range of industries may now be forced to consider bankruptcy given the unprecedented economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This advisory is designed to provide a high-level view of issues...more

Troutman Pepper

Restructuring In The Time Of Coronavirus

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An increasing number of businesses — even those that have traditionally been financially and operationally sound — are now experiencing unanticipated revenue losses as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies may find...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The Jevic Fallout: Settlement DENIED

In one of the first of many cases to determine the scope of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jevic, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee denied a proposed settlement by the Debtor that the court...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

High Court Rules Final, Nonconsensual Structured Dismissals Invalid

The Bankruptcy Code contemplates that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case will be concluded in one of three ways: a confirmed Chapter 11 plan, a conversion to Chapter 7 for liquidation of remaining estate assets, or a dismissal of...more

A&O Shearman

Priority is Paramount: Supreme Court Holds Structured Dismissals Cannot Violate Bankruptcy Code’s Established Priorities

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On March 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court (the Supreme Court) in In re Jevic Holdings Corp. held that a final disposition of estate funds cannot violate the Bankruptcy Code’s priority system by distributing value to...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

Keep On Truckin’: Priority Rules Still Rule in Structured Dismissals

In 2015, Distressing Matters reported on the Third Circuit’s decision in In re Jevic Holding Corp., wherein that panel ruled that, in rare circumstances, bankruptcy courts may approve the distribution of settlement proceeds...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Supreme Court Absolutely Affirms the Absolute Priority Rule

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The United States Supreme Court recently decided a case that impacts lenders and other creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The Supreme Court held that a bankruptcy court may not approve a “structured dismissal” of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Supreme Court Limits Use of Structured Dismissals of Chapter 11 Cases

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In a 6-2 decision on March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that bankruptcy courts may not approve a structured dismissal of a Chapter 11 case that provided for distributions of estate funds that do not follow...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Supreme Court Bars Structured Dismissals of Bankruptcy Cases That Violate the Code’s Priority Distribution Scheme – Could it...

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On March 22, 2017 the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling regarding the legality of structured dismissals of Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases that would make final distributions of estate assets to creditors in a manner...more

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Code Priority Scheme: Supreme Court Strikes Down Structured Dismissals in Jevic

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A potential threat to the Code’s priority scheme is the allowance of “structured dismissals,” which include a settlement as part of the dismissal of the chapter 11 case that would distribute estate assets in a manner that...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Invalidates Non-Consensual Structured Dismissal Deviating from Bankruptcy Priority Scheme

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on March 22, 2017, in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., that without the consent of affected creditors, bankruptcy courts may not approve "structured dismissals" providing for distributions that...more

Dechert LLP

Absolute Priority Remains Absolute – US Supreme Court Holds Structured Dismissals Cannot Violate Priority Rules

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In a highly anticipated bankruptcy opinion, the United States Supreme Court, in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., held that courts may not approve structured dismissals providing for distributions that deviate from the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Jevic - The Supreme Court Puts the "Dis" in Structured Dismissals

In a much anticipated decision issued on March 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court determined in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. (“Jevic”) that a “structured dismissal” of a bankruptcy case cannot include a...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Jevic Could Be the Most Consequential Chapter 11 Decision in Many Years

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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. during the new term that began last week. The questions it presents are relatively simple. First, can a bankruptcy court, in dismissing a case...more

Cole Schotz

U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh in on Structured Dismissals and Settlements Circumventing the Bankruptcy Code’s Priority Scheme

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On June 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Third Circuit-affirmed settlement and dismissal of the chapter 11 cases of Jevic Transportation, Inc. (“Jevic”) and certain of its affiliates. See...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Third Circuit Provides Road Map for Structured Dismissals"

In the past decade, Chapter 11 practice has witnessed the rise of a new phenomenon: structured dismissals.1 Broadly speaking, the term structured dismissal is an umbrella term for a dismissal order that includes additional...more

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