Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending November 16, 2018

16 Nov Bankruptcy and Insolvency News and Analysis – Week Ending November 16, 2018

Trends and Legislative Developments

October Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 75 Percent over Previous Year, Total Filings Increase 5 Percent

USBC (C.D. Cal.) Bankruptcy Filings for September, 2018

AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Case Commencement

Second Circuit Rejects Use of Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition As Collection Tool

Fifth Circuit Rules That Corporate Charter Provision Requiring Shareholder Consent for Bankruptcy Filing Is Enforceable but Declines to Rule on Validity of “Golden Shares”

Reorganization

Post-Confirmation Purchasers of Shares Be Aware: Third Circuit Holds Shares are Subject to the Plan, Including Its Releases