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Recent Decision on Derivative Standing by a Creditors’ Committee to Challenge a Lender’s Liens

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The debtor operated 28 franchise restaurants primarily in the Sun Belt region. The debtor encountered financial problems related to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a chapter 11 filing in April 2021. In re Platinum Corral, LLC , No. 21-00833-5-JNC, 2021 WL 4695327 (Bankr. Bankruptcy Judge Joseph N. ’" Id.

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How Businesses Use Corporate Debt Restructuring for Liquidity

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Many businesses are both debtors and creditors. Some major retailers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019, including Beauty Brands, Innovative Mattress Solutions, Things Remembered, Z Gallerie, Kona Grill, Perkins & Marie Callender’s, Sugarfina, Forever 21, and Barneys New York. Secured Creditors.

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JUST IN TIME: NEW BANKRUPTCY RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES – NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

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million in light of the unprecedented financial distress being experienced by small businesses all across the county, including especially by small retailers and manufacturers, restaurants and services providers. Only the company’s owner may file a plan in a Subchapter V case; there are no creditor plans permitted. million to $7.5