Infowars Case Spotlights Limits of Small Business Bankruptcy Law

Infowars affiliates’ Chapter 11 case is drawing high-profile attention to the issue of who’s eligible for a relatively new type of bankruptcy filing that promises to be less cumbersome for small businesses.

The question is part of a laundry list of challenges the right-wing conspiracy site’s owner, Alex Jones, is facing in his efforts to use “Subchapter V” bankruptcy to minimize the fallout from judgments for his false statements about the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Debtors filing bankruptcy cases under Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code have access to a variety of benefits aimed at streamlining ...