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Dismissal of Case Affirmed for Lack of Prosecution,Parallel Bankruptcy Trust Litigation No Excuse for Plaintiff’s Delay

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Back in 2009, Salvador Parra filed suit in the trial court of Jones County, Mississippi against 19 companies for asbestos exposure. He amended to clarify he was a Louisiana citizen but was employed in Mississippi in 1968-69...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

The Divestiture Rule Explained: A Judge-Made Doctrine Doesn’t Necessarily Deprive a Lower Court of Ongoing Subject Matter...

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The filing of an appeal in federal court generally divests the lower court of jurisdiction. This rule of appellate jurisdiction applies both to appeals from a district court to a court of appeals and from a bankruptcy court...more

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The End of Non-Pro Rata Uptiers? Fifth Circuit Rules that Serta Exchange was Not an “Open Market Purchase”

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) ruled on December 31, 2024 that Serta Simmons Bedding’s (“SSB”) 2020 uptier exchange included a transaction that, contrary to the assertions of...more

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