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Non-consensual releases in Boy Scouts chapter 11 plan survive despite Purdue Pharma ruling

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The Supreme Court’s landmark 2024 Purdue Pharma decision altered the landscape for bankruptcy releases and, in the process, put the resolutions of several other pending mass tort chapter 11 cases in question. A recent...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability Takes Center Stage in Bankruptcy Judge's "Preliminary Observations"

A recent decision from the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in In re Yellow Corp. could have widespread implications for bankruptcy cases, including municipal bankruptcy cases. Of particular interest, the Judge...more

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Purdue Pharma Foretells a Troubled Future for Bar Orders

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In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize a bankruptcy court to grant a release and injunction that extinguishes direct claims against nondebtor third parties...more

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I Love it When a Plan Comes Together, Shutting Down Forever, and A Matrix Resurrection?

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Purdue Pharma files new bankruptcy plan for $7.4 billion opioid settlement | CNN - Purdue Pharma filed another chapter 11 reorganization plan aiming to implement $7.4 billion in opioid settlements....more

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Mortimer—We’re Back, Fabric of Our Lives, and Jump-Start (My Heart)

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Purdue's new Ch. 11 plan sidesteps nonconsensual releases | Law360 - Mediators in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case reported that the revised settlement no longer includes nonconsensual third-party releases....more

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Preventive Settlement and Restructuring Procedures Under the UAE Bankruptcy Laws

Running a business involves taking risks in order to continue to scale new grounds. Sometimes, these risks may not be successful, leading to debts. Even without risks, debts may be incurred as a result of not being able to...more

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Forever 22, Powder Room, and Initial Here

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Forever 21 plans nearly 200 store closures in second bankruptcy, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters - The U.S.-based operator of clothing retail chain Forever 21 is planning to shut down at least 200 additional locations as...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Purdue Does Not Bar Injunctions in Section 363 Sales, Says Recent Bankruptcy Decision

On January 24, 2025, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered an opinion denying a motion for a stay pending an appeal of a settlement motion in In re Hopeman Bros., Inc., No....more

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Sack Exchange and Which Craft?

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Purdue's Sackler family offers to increase contribution in new opioid settlement, WSJ reports | Reuters - The Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, is offering to increase their contribution to the opioid lawsuit...more

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Second Circuit: Settlement Allocating Value to Unsecured Creditors Without Paying Disputed Secured Claim Did Not Violate Supreme...

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In Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp., 137 S. Ct. 973 (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not allow bankruptcy courts to approve distributions to creditors in a "structured dismissal" of a chapter...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Bondholders Fail to Thwart Global Settlement Approval as Bankruptcy Estate’s Largest Creditor

As bankruptcy practitioners, we generally see proposed settlements get approved without objection. However, when objections are lodged, court involvement is necessitated. In this case, United States Bankruptcy Judge...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds that Selling Peace Does Not Require Business Judgment

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In Spark Factor Design, Inc., et al. v. Hjelmeset (In re Open Medicine Institute, Inc.), No. 22-60017 (9th Cir. Oct. 30, 2023), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that a bankruptcy court has discretion of...more

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LTL, Part Deux (now with even more fraudulent transfers!)

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Here we go again. Precisely one hour and thirty-nine minutes after the dismissal of the bankruptcy filing of LTL, Johnson & Johnson’s artificially created talc-liability subsidiary, the company was right back at it again with...more

Mintz - Bankruptcy & Restructuring Viewpoints

First Circuit Issues Important Ruling on Valuing Secured Claims in Settled Causes of Action

In a recent decision addressing valuation issues, the First Circuit has issued an important reminder – and warning – to creditors seeking to establish a secured claim in settlement proceeds based on a security interest in the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Delaware District Court Dismisses Appeal by Creditors’ Committee After Case is Converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7

The Bankruptcy Code provides for the appointment of a creditors’ committee in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. See 11 U.S.C. § 1102. There is no parallel provision applicable to chapter 7 cases. When a bankruptcy case is...more

Proskauer - Corporate Defense and Disputes

In Conflict With Other Circuits, Seventh Circuit Rules That Certain Transfers Involving Financial Institution Intermediaries Not...

Section 546(e) of the bankruptcy code prohibits a bankruptcy trustee from avoiding “settlement payment[s]”, or payments “made in connection with a securities contract,” that are “made by or to (or for the benefit of)”...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh in on Structured Dismissals and Settlements Circumventing the Bankruptcy Code’s Priority Scheme

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On June 28, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to a Third Circuit-affirmed settlement and dismissal of the chapter 11 cases of Jevic Transportation, Inc. (“Jevic”) and certain of its affiliates. See...more

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Will Congress Finally Act? The ABI Commission on Business Bankruptcy Reform: Exiting the Case - Changes to the Plan Confirmation...

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This is the sixth in a series of alerts regarding the proposals made by the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Reform Chapter 11 Business Bankruptcies (the “Commission”). This alert covers the Commission’s...more

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