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Opinion has potential implications for a broader set of parties with potential liabilities affected by a Chapter 11 process.

On March 22, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 580 U.S. __ (2017), holding that a bankruptcy court may not use a structured dismissal of a chapter 11 case to approve a distribution scheme that violates the absolute priority rule. In many middle-market cases, chapter 11 debtors had used this tool to get deals done and reorganize, despite their inability to confirm a chapter 11 plan.

On January 17, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit resolved a major issue that had affected the efficacy of out-of-court restructurings involving notes issued under the Trust Indenture Act when it reversed the decision of the U.S.

In a pair of recent decisions,1two federal courts in the Southern District of New York have broadly interpreted Section 316(b) of the Trust Indenture Act (“TIA”)2to limit the ability of parties to strip guarantees from dissenti

On Friday, the OCC closed Unity National Bank, headquartered in Cartersville, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed McIntosh Commercial Bank, headquartered in Carrollton, Georgia, and the FDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions closed Desert Hills Bank, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and the FDIC was named receiver. As receiver, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with New York Community Bancorp, headquartered in Westbury, NY to assume all of the deposits of Desert Hills Bank.

On Friday, the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance closed Century Security Bank, headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, and theFDIC was named receiver.

On Friday, the Utah Department of Financial Institutions closed Advanta Bank Corp., headquartered in Draper, Utah, and the FDIC was named receiver.