Shearman & Sterling discusses Third Circuit’s Affirmation of Structured Dismissal of Chapter 11 Case, Holding That a Structured Dismissal Can Deviate From the Bankruptcy Code’s Priority Scheme in Rare Circumstances

On May 21, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, which had approved the structured dismissal of the chapter 11 cases of …