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Rite-Aid Files a Chapter 22: Second Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing in Two Years

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Rite Aid Corporation filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition for the second time in two (2) years in the District of New Jersey Bankruptcy Court, docket #25-14731 (MBK) on May 5, 2025. A repeat filing like this is often...more

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A BIG LOTS Chapter 11 Lesson: Caution Needed When Doing Business with Chapter 11 Debtors

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Vendors, landlords, and other creditors often feel a sense of security when doing business with Chapter 11 debtors. The Bankruptcy Code, and even court orders entered at the outset of a bankruptcy case, seemingly provide a...more

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4 Lease Auction Tips for Landlords

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During a retail bankruptcy, commercial landlords often face challenges when their tenants try to maximize the value of the bankrupt estate by holding lease auctions. Despite lease provisions that may restrict or prohibit a...more

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What to Consider When Buying Real Estate Promissory Notes

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Recent headlines have revealed distress in the real estate market, which may lead to opportunities for investors willing to take a bit of risk. There are many examples all over the country of groups with debt looking for...more

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99 Cents Only Is Not Enough to Avoid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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​​​​​​​Number Holdings, Inc. the parent company of 99 Cents Only Stores LLC (“99 Cents” or the “Company”), an extreme value retail store operator, along with several affiliates, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in...more

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JOANN’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing: Stitching Together a Reorganization

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​​​​​​​JOANN, Inc., aka Jo-Ann Stores Holdings Inc. aka JOANN aka Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts, the 80-year-old, Ohio-based, arts-and-crafts operator filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of Delaware...more

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Rite Aid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing: Just What the Doctor Ordered

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​​​​​​​Rite Aid Corporation, one of the largest pharmacy chains in America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the District of New Jersey bankruptcy Court, docket #23-18993 (MBK) on October 15, 2023. According to...more

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Impending Rite Aid Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - 4 Things Trade Creditors and Landlords Should Know

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As reported by both NBC News and The Wall Street Journal, Rite Aid is preparing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Rite Aid is the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain. If they pull the trigger, it is expected that 400 to 500...more

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Rhode Island Modernizes its Receivership Law By Enacting the Commercial Receivership Act

On June 20, 2022, Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee signed into law the Rhode Island Commercial Receivership Act (“CRA”), which updates and modernizes Rhode Island receivership practice. Pub. L. 2002, ch. 107 and 108. The...more

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Review of company voluntary arrangements (“CVAs”)

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On 28 June 2022 the Insolvency Service published a report it had commissioned from RSM UK to assess the impact that CVAs were having on commercial landlords (the “Report”). The Report was commissioned in response to a number...more

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UK company voluntary arrangements: 10 key takeaways for property owners from government research

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The company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is an insolvency process that has raised significant concern amongst commercial property owners in recent years about their use by tenant companies to change lease terms, write off...more

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North Carolina Receiverships and the new North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act

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The North Carolina Commercial Receivership Act went into effect a year ago. The Act, codified in Article 38A of Chapter 1 of the North Carolina General Statutes, was the first substantive update to existing North Carolina...more

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Commercial Real Estate Receiverships: The Receiver’s Duties

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Aside from the management and preservation of the property, there are several additional things the receiver should do upon entry of the receivership order and the filing of the surety bond, if required....more

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UK parking nightmare – what is happening with NCP’s restructuring plan?

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National Car Parks' proposed restructuring plan aimed to write-off arrears, cut rents and close unwanted sites but why did the plan stall? On 30 April 2021, National Car Parks launched its proposed restructuring plan,...more

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What Does UCRERA Mean For Creditors? [More with McGlinchey Ep. 13]

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Nine states, including Florida, have passed the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act, what’s called the UCRERA. Manuel Farach (Fort Lauderdale) and Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge), Members in McGlinchey's Business...more

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Is a Bankruptcy Plan that Violates Federal Criminal Law Proposed in Bad Faith?

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Although legal in many states, marijuana remains illegal under federal criminal law. See 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1). One would think that engaging in illegal activity under federal criminal law would preclude relief under federal...more

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