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What’s Insolvency Got to Do With it Anyway? Assessing “Bad Faith” Bankruptcy Filings Following In Re Aearo
Bankruptcy courts possess broad discretion to dismiss chapter 11 bankruptcy cases for “cause” under Section 1112(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. While the Bankruptcy Code enumerates a long (though non-exhaustive) list of instances when a case may clearly be dismissed for cause, courts generally agree that cases may also be...