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A Recent Decision in the Toys “R” Us Bankruptcy Litigation May Have An Impact on Board Membership

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, United States bankruptcy court
The CARES Act’s Expansion of Relief for Small Business Debtors

While it did not focus on bankruptcy relief, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act contained provisions relating to small bankruptcy debtors.

USA, Banking, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, Coronavirus, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Title 11 of the US Code, CARES Act 2020 (USA)
How The CARES Act Will Impact Small Business Bankruptcies

Buried in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which is expected to be passed by Congress and signed by the President today, are revisions to the Bankruptcy Code that are relevant to creditors dealing with distressed debtors. Most notably, the bill will impact the recently-enacted Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (the “SBRA”) by increasing the potential pool of qualified debtors.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Coronavirus, Title 11 of the US Code, CARES Act 2020 (USA)
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Doesn’t Answer in Syntax-Brillian, Denying Motion to Remove Trustee

The Bankruptcy Code’s priority scheme provides that the shareholders generally cannot receive anything on account of their investment until all secured, priority and unsecured creditors are paid in full.

USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Backstage Rider Demands: 10 Bottles of Dom Perignon, M&Ms (Absolutely No Brown Ones!), Two Ice Cream Cakes, and a DIP Carve Out

While rockstars such as Iggy Pop and Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe were infamous for outlandish rider requests while on tour, perhaps nobody is more notorious for their demands of concert promoters than Van Halen.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Debtor
50 Cent: You Love Him in a Bentley, But Would You Love Him on a Bus? 50’s Creditors Have 21 Questions, and They’re All About U.S. Bankruptcy Law

♫ “Girl, it’s easy to love me now.

Would you love me if I was down and out?

Would you still have love for me?” ♫

-50 Cent, 21 Questions

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Media & Entertainment, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP