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Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Tupperware looked for permission to end healthcare reimbursements for roughly 230 employees; Heritage Coal's owners asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to allow the company to complete a permit transfer as part of a pre-Chapter 11 sale; and Film Finance Inc., behind productions including "Everything Everywhere All At Once," sought to have its Chapter 11 case dismissed. Here are some of the bankruptcy stories you may have missed last week.
Ch. 15 Rulings Boost Possibility Of Purdue Workarounds
Two recent bankruptcy court decisions that approved nonconsensual third-party releases have spotlighted a growing divide between the relief available to debtors in foreign restructurings and Chapter 11, signaling that struggling companies may attempt to use Chapter 15 to evade the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma ruling.
Labor Woes, Fire, Debt Concerns Led Royal Interco To Ch. 11
Operational setbacks due to labor shortages, a fire at its distribution center last year and reduced supplier credit stemming from concerns about upcoming debt maturity all contributed to Arizona-based paper towel producer Royal Interco LLC's filing for Chapter 11.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Tupperware looked for permission to end healthcare reimbursements for roughly 230 employees; Heritage Coal's owners asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to allow the company to complete a permit transfer as part of a pre-Chapter 11 sale; and Film Finance Inc., behind productions including "Everything Everywhere All At Once," sought to have its Chapter 11 case dismissed. Here are some of the bankruptcy stories you may have missed last week.
Ch. 15 Rulings Boost Possibility Of Purdue Workarounds
Two recent bankruptcy court decisions that approved nonconsensual third-party releases have spotlighted a growing divide between the relief available to debtors in foreign restructurings and Chapter 11, signaling that struggling companies may attempt to use Chapter 15 to evade the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma ruling.
Labor Woes, Fire, Debt Concerns Led Royal Interco To Ch. 11
Operational setbacks due to labor shortages, a fire at its distribution center last year and reduced supplier credit stemming from concerns about upcoming debt maturity all contributed to Arizona-based paper towel producer Royal Interco LLC's filing for Chapter 11.
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