Structured Dismissals

The Secret Life of Priority

by Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple Harold E. Kohn Chair Professor of Law) and Beckie Schatschneider

Professor Jonathan Lipson discusses the impact of the Supreme Court’s Jevic decision on the priority of claims in bankruptcy.

Supreme Court’s Jevic Opinion Affirms Central Role of Priority Structure in Chapter 11 Reorganizations

by Jonathan Lipson

Prof. Lipson highlights SCOTUS’s decision to award wage claims to Jevic drivers despite “structured dismissal”