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Johnson & Johnson’s “Red River” Bankruptcy Strategy Sinks on Third-Party Release Issues, Voting Irregularities—With Possible...

Introduction - 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

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Cleaning House and the Dust Has Settled

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Publishers Clearing House files for bankruptcy | Law360 - Publishers Clearing House filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to reorganize its capital structure and improve its long-term growth trajectory....more

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Fifth Circuit Holds that Gatekeeping and Injunction Provisions in Bankruptcy Plans Cannot Shield Non-Debtors From Liability

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

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Fifth Circuit Ruling Alters Uptier Transaction Landscape

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Overview: The Fifth Circuit’s highly anticipated decision on December 31, 2024, in the Serta Simmons case has significant implications for borrowers and lenders in financial distress situations. The issue on appeal concerned...more

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Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Rehabilitation Proceedings in Spain (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF BANKRUPTCY, INSOLVENCY & REHABILITATION PROCEEDINGS UNDER SPANISH LAW - I. INTRODUCTION -REGULATION INSOLVENCY OF OF COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS. We believe that the opportunity to present this article...more

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Bankruptcy Court Rejects Settlement “Lockup” Provision

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In In re Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. Judge Martin Glenn recently held that a “lockup” provision in certain settlement agreements was unenforceable under section 1125 of the Bankruptcy Code because settling creditors...more

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Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Blocks Cannabis Employee’s Chapter 13 Relief but Rejects Bright-Line Bar of Eligibility to be a Debtor...

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In a March 2024 decision, the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (the “Panel”) followed existing case law prohibiting debtors in businesses related to cannabis from availing themselves of federal bankruptcy...more

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Can I Net Amounts Owed to the Debtor Against Amounts Owed to Me? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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There are two similar but distinct mechanisms through which a creditor might net amounts owed to the debtor against amounts owed by the debtor — setoff and recoupment. Understanding the distinction between them, and how...more

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Spotlight on Financial Services- Consumer bankruptcy

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Spotlight on Financial Services | Things happen very quickly in consumer bankruptcy filings. Dinsmore attorneys Edward J. Boll III, Esq. and Shannon O'Connell Egan work on a team that provides clients clear and concise...more

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In Appreciation of a Pirate

As we turn to a new year, my wife and I like to reminisce about our best days and milestones of the prior year (for 2023, it was a huge celebration with our best friends for my wife’s birthday, an epic bike ride with our kids...more

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Are Third-Party Releases Permissible Under the Bankruptcy Code?

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The legal wrangling over Purdue Pharma, L.P.’s bankruptcy plan has been splashed over the news. The plan would see Purdue Pharma become a non-profit organization, and the Sackler family that had owned the company would...more

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Bankruptcy in the Cannabis Space

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Though controversial, cannabis has steadily grown into a booming industry. Despite this rapid growth and the legalization of cannabis in numerous states, cannabis is still classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled...more

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Gateway Drug? Catch 22, No & Arrow, Genesis Reaches the End, and Monster Win?

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Bankruptcy court refuses to dismiss marijuana industry debtor Chapter 11 case| Reuters - The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California has refused a motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case for...more

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Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Standing of Insurers in Chapter 11 Cases

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The United States Supreme Court agreed today to review a Fourth Circuit decision that denied an insurer standing to object to an asbestos producer’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan, on the basis that the insurer’s interests...more

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Understanding the Statement of Financial Affairs in Bankruptcy

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Introduction - In prior recent blogs, we looked at the “letter” schedules A-J. Now we turn to a few other important schedules that must be filed. When filing for bankruptcy, one of the essential forms you’ll need to...more

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Bankruptcy Schedules: Schedule C

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This will continue our series on bankruptcy schedules. In a prior blog post, we looked at Schedule A/B.  Today, our focus will be on Schedule C related to the claiming of exemptions. ...more

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Bankruptcy Schedules: Schedule A/B

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This will be the first in a series of blog posts that will focus on completing bankruptcy schedules.  We’ll start in this blog with the first schedule – Schedule A/B. ...more

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Bankruptcy 101: Bankruptcy Cases, Adversary Proceedings, and Contested Matters - Bankruptcy Basics for New and Non-Bankruptcy...

This entry is part of Nelson Mullins’s ongoing “Bankruptcy Basics” blog series that is intended to address foundational aspects of bankruptcy for new and non-bankruptcy practitioners and professionals. This entry will discuss...more

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Bank On It: Finance News You Can Count On - March 2022

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Junior and Senior Lenders work hard to negotiate Intercreditor Agreements. What difference does it make? Isn’t it enough to simply agree that the Junior Lender is in a junior position? This article follows a borrower,...more

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District Court in Virginia Continues Questioning of Third-Party Releases – At Least in the Absence of Detailed Findings of...

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Judge Colleen McMahon recently opined in Purdue1 that “the lower courts desperately need a clear answer” as to the validity of third-party releases. On January 13, 2022, the United States District Court for the Eastern...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Review of Challenge to Equitable Mootness Doctrine

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In a decision that will likely impact bankruptcy proceedings around the country, the Supreme Court recently denied the petition for writ of certiorari of David Hargreaves, which challenged the equitable mootness doctrine. As...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors

AGG is proud to present the latest installment of our AGG Talks podcast series on U.S. business bankruptcy. In this episode, AGG Bankruptcy partner Sean C. Kulka and Corporate partner Mike E. Burke discuss the basics of the...more

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Third Circuit Signals Possible Limitations On Setoff Rights

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Parties to corporate transactions often rely on contractual setoff rights to help ensure that they can be paid or at least limit the amounts lost if the counterparty fails to pay.  While the Bankruptcy Code generally protects...more

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Another Bankruptcy Court Joins the Majority Camp on Post-Plan Confirmation Setoff

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In In re Rogers Morris, 2020 WL 1321894 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. Mar. 16, 2020), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Mississippi contributed to an existing split among the courts by joining the majority view in...more

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Using Prepackaged Plans to Speed Through Bankruptcy Courts by Veronica Polnick

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Not all bankruptcy plans need to be drawn-out or costly affairs. Jackson Walker attorney Veronica Polnick explains how a bankruptcy prepack plan speeds up the time it takes to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings. One such...more

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