Congress rarely amends the Bankruptcy Code. Congress first adopted the Bankruptcy Code in 1978. After a series of amendments in the early 1980s to address initial concerns, Congress amended the Code only modestly until the...more
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On March 31, 2025, Judge Christopher Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas denied confirmation of the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan of Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) affiliate Red...more
On March 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in In re Highland Capital Mgmt., L.P., that a plan’s gatekeeping and injunction provisions could not extend to claims against most non-debtors...more
3/31/2025
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