Texas hospital operator Sherman/Grayson and embattled auto parts maker First Brands are facing bids to dismiss or convert their Chapter 11 cases, while e-commerce brand QVC group is seeking approval for its Chapter 11 plan and Clearside Biomedical wants clearance to sell its assets.
The resolution of several high-profile bankruptcies in New Jersey this year has boosted the appeal of seeking Chapter 11 protection in the state, especially for companies pursuing complex debt restructurings that only some of their creditors support, experts told Law360.
The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a property title transferred to a Michigan taxing authority can be clawed back in a homeowner's Chapter 13 case, the Eleventh Circuit backed consolidation of four nondebtors into a business' pending Chapter 7 bankruptcy, and the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog argued third-party releases make luxury retailer Saks' Chapter 11 plan unconfirmable.