Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending July 21, 2017

22 Jul Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending July 21, 2017

Trends

YTD Comparison of Top 3 States Business Ch. 11 Filings

BankruptcyData’s Analysis Reveals 35% YTD Increase In Retail Bankruptcies

Could Supreme Court Case on Debt Recharacterization Provide a Pathway Out of the Stern v. Marshall Maze?

Jones Day’s Review of Business-Related Cases in the Supreme Court’s October Term 2016

Sales

Ninth Circuit Allows Leases To be Stripped in Section 363 Sale

Priority Claims

Goods Must be Physically Received to Create Priority Claim

Section 503(b)(9) Claims – What Does “Receipt” Really Mean?

Claims Recharacterization

The Supreme Court Agrees to Resolve Recharacterization Circuit Split

Cross-Border

Courts, Cooperation, and More: A Review of Cross-Border Insolvency Protocols