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Cozen O'Connor

Hundreds of Millions Lost by Seniors Due to Bankruptcies Filed by CCRC Communities

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The Wall Street Journal has reported that recent bankruptcies nationwide in the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) segment of the long-term care marketplace have resulted in residents losing their buy-in deposit....more

Cornerstone Research

Rising Costs from High Inflation and Interest Rates Contribute to a Continued Increase in Large Corporate Bankruptcy Filings...

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Filings in the services, manufacturing, finance, insurance, and real estate industries contribute to year-over-year increase. Large corporate bankruptcy filings continued to climb in the latter half of 2023 through the first...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

Ohio: An Introduction to Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Chambers)

In 2023, despite aggressive predictions of a near-term recession, the economy remained relatively steady. This resulted in an uneven year for restructuring. Substantial money has been raised in the private credit markets and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Too Much of a Good Thing: Congress Allows Increased Subchapter 5 Eligibility Level to Expire

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Over the past few years, one of the universally celebrated success stories in the bankruptcy and restructuring world has been Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code. Created by the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Put Me in Coach, Token Settlement, Insurance Policy, and Parting Seas

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Bus Carrier Coach USA Goes Bankrupt After Ridership Drops | Bloomberg - Bus carrier and owner of the Megabus brand and commuter bus lines connecting New York and New Jersey, Coach USA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same? Survival Of Small Businesses Again Dependent On Action From Congress

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Right now, a business with less than $7.5 million in debt can file an easier, cheaper, and more efficient bankruptcy than a traditional Chapter 11. That privilege will soon be limited to businesses with less than around $3...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Congress Considers Another Extension to the Subchapter V $7.5 Million Debt Limit

On February 19, 2020, Congress enacted the Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”) to, among other things, streamline the chapter 11 bankruptcy process for a small business by creating subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Considerations for De-SPACed Companies

Distressed de-SPACed companies are increasingly turning to chapter 11 as a means of restructuring their debts and preserving going-concern value. Many de-SPAC mergers in 2020 and 2021 involved pre-revenue or...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Rescue Binancing, Bankman-Fraud? New Cases on the Block

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SEC files objection to Binance.US bid for Voyager assets | Cointelegraph - The SEC has confirmed that they are objecting Binance.US’ move to acquire over $1B in assets belonging to the now defunct cryptocurrency lending...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Hospitals and Health Systems 2023 Outlook

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Historically viewed as recession-proof, 2023 is expected to be a challenging year for the healthcare industry as macroeconomic factors – inflation, high labor expenses, volatile markets, supply chain snarls and other issues –...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Liability Management – Vaccine or Pandemic? Private Credit Restructuring Year in Review

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Once again, we reflect on the prior year for restructuring trends impacting private credit lenders. Last year it was all about “liability management”—the latest trend in which the limits of sponsor-favorable loan documents...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Retail Apocalypse Part II? What Trade Creditors and Landlords Can Do To Protect Themselves

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At the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, some commentators were preparing for a mass extinction event in the retail industry, characterized by hundreds of brick-and-mortar store closings, massive job losses, and numerous...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 24, 2022

North Carolina Power Outage Points to Homeland Security Long-Documented Threats to US Power Grid - “Moore County blackouts serve as reminder that nation’s electricity infrastructure could be vulnerable targets for domestic...more

Miller Canfield

Sunset of Certain Bankruptcy Code Changes

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As we previously reported, the Bankruptcy Code saw many changes in 2020 and 2021. Some of the changes that were enacted under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ("CAA") will soon end....more

Jenner & Block

Recent Developments in Bankruptcy Law Update - July 2022

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Covered Activities - 1.1.a Order granting counterclaim declaring validity of mortgage on the debtor’s property does not violate the stay. The debtor acquired property subject to a disputed mortgage. The debtor brought a...more

Jones Day

Liquidating Chapter 11 Debtor Excused from Providing WARN Act Notification of Employee Layoffs Due to Pandemic Natural Disaster

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Large employers intending to lay off a significant number of their employees are required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") to give the targeted employees 60 days' advance...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Extension of the Subchapter V Aggregate Debt Limit Under the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act (the “Corrections Act”), which, in pertinent part, extends for two more years until June 2024, the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

11 Key Strategies to Protect Your Company’s Supply Chain and Mitigate Risks Against Financially Distressed Customers and Suppliers

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As we pass the midpoint of 2022 and the world expresses a collective sigh of relief that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be behind us, a perfect storm of extraordinary factors is creating conditions for financial...more

ArentFox Schiff

Illinois Bankruptcy Court: Preliminary Distributions Lock Subchapter V Plan 

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In an issue of first impression for the jurisdiction, the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a subchapter V debtor “substantially consummated” its plan by paying less than $1,500 in...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Restructurings of Continuing-Care Retirement Communities

Continuing-care retirement communities (CCRCs) are a residential alternative for older adults that provide residents with independent-living units and access to amenities, social and recreational activities, and dining...more

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Will the Retail Apocalypse Return?

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After years of large retailers and malls struggling prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the most vulnerable retailers filing for bankruptcy relief in its immediate wake in early 2020, the US economy rebounded strongly with the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Senate’s Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act Retains $7.5 Million Eligibility for Subchapter V Small...

The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) went into effect on Feb. 19, 2020, creating Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code. Acknowledging that a bankruptcy proceeding is not “one size fits all” and that a Chapter 11...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Second Circuit Split Resolved: No PPP Loans for Debtors in Bankruptcy

In March, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit joined a growing majority of courts with Springfield Hospital, Inc. v. Administrator for the U.S. SBA, holding that no matter how forgiving its terms, a CARES Act’s...more

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Bankruptcy Legislation Update: Senate Passes Bill Preserving $7.5 Million Eligibility Threshold for Subchapter V

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The Senate has passed a bill by unanimous consent to extend the heightened debt ceiling for Subchapter V of Chapter 11. If passed by the House and signed into law, small business borrowers with up to $7,500,000 in...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Sun Sets on Increased Subchapter V Debt Limit for Now

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A key bankruptcy-related response to the pandemic has ended as the increased debt limits under subchapter V of chapter 11, passed by Congress in the CARES Act, have expired. In an effort to provide bankruptcy relief and...more

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