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chapter 11
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Bankruptcy Report
ABI’s Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11 Issues Recommendations
By Joseph Caffrey, Hughes Hubbard
Earlier today, ABI issued its much-anticipated report regarding potential revisions to Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. As Reuters reports, ABI “formed the commission in 2012 amid concerns that rising…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Trump Entertainment Resorts Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
Trump Entertainment Resorts, along with its affiliated debtors (“Trump Resorts” or “Debtors”), filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on September 9, 2014 (the “Petition Date”) in…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Indiana CCRC Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy to Restructure $14 Million in Debt
From Senior Housing News, comes the word of River Terrace Estates, a nonprofit Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Bluffton, Indiana, that filed for protection in bankruptcy court on July…
Minnesota Employer
Supreme Court Holds That Severance Payments Are Taxable Wages
In a recent case, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether severance payments made to employees who were involuntarily terminated as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy were…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Optim Energy, LLC Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
Optim Energy, LLC and its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Optim” or the “Debtors”) filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on Wednesday, February 12, 2014 (the “Petition Date”)…
Tax Law for the Closely Held Business
Recapitalize With Care! (The IRS is Watching)
By Lou Vlahos
A recapitalization is an exchange between one corporation and its shareholders or security shareholders. It has been described as a “reshuffling of a capital structure within the framework of an…
Delaware Bankruptcy Update
Plextronics, Inc. Files for Chapter 11 Protection
Plextronics, Inc. (“Plextronics” or the “Debtor”) filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 16, 2014 in the United States District Court for the District of…
Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network
Small Business Chapter 11: How Much Does It Cost?
By Scott Riddle
Lawyers who handle Chapter 11 Bankruptcy cases for small to medium size businesses, or individuals, usually address these questions in the initial conversation with potential clients. "How much is a…
In Solvency
Green Field Energy Files for Bankruptcy Protection in Delaware
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
Green Field Energy Services, Inc. (“Green Field”), filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday in the United States Bankruptcy for the District of Delaware. Green Field began in 1969 as Hub City…
PropertyProf Blog
August Professor’s Corner Call
By propertyprof
It's time to invite you to this month's Professors' Corner call, sponsored by the ABA RPTE Section. From this month's host, Wilson Freyermuth:Professors' Corner: Wednesday, August 14, 201312:30pm Eastern/11:30am Central/9:30am…