Jun
28
Bankruptcy Deals Decried by Workers Get High Court Review
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‘Structured dismissals’ single out some creditors for recovery
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The U.S. Supreme Court will review a bankruptcy strategy that lets select creditors jump the repayment line, sometimes at the expense of parties otherwise entitled to some recovery.
The dispute taken up by the court involves “structured dismissals,” in which a company agrees to pay off one group of creditors but not others that have the same priority. The bankruptcy is then dismissed…