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Lathrop GPM

In Case You Missed It - Our 2025 State of Litigation Recap

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The May 14, 2025 State of Litigation event, sponsored annually by Lathrop GPM, brought together a dynamic mix of legal minds, business leaders and policy experts to unpack the most critical developments shaping the current...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Pilgrimage to Bankruptcy and Trial Run

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Dolan’s MSG Networks nears bankruptcy as cord-cutting surges | Front Office Sports - MSG Networks, the Dolan-controlled regional sports networks, face imminent bankruptcy because of $804 million in debt that is currently...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Rockville Centre Case Offers a Framework for Settling Mass Tort Bankruptcy Claims Post-Purdue

The Supreme Court’s 2024 Purdue decision1 held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize a release and injunction under a Chapter 11 plan of claims against a non-debtor, even if they relate to claims against or by the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Function and Limits of Directors and Officers Insurance Policies in Class Actions and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

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The Ontario Superior Court has held that claims made insurance policies issued to directors and officers upon a company filing for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36 (the CCAA) could...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Protecting Your Revenue with Trade Credit Insurance (TCI)

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Why do companies go to such great lengths to insure almost every aspect of their business, but fail to look out for the one component without which they couldn't survive? Companies can't live without revenue, yet less than 5%...more

Tyson & Mendes LLP

A Seat at the Table: Supreme Court Rules Insurers Have a Right to Be “Heard on Any Issue” in Chapter 11 Cases

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On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., et al. The Court held an insurer with financial responsibility for claims in bankruptcy...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SCOTUS Grants Insurers “Party in Interest” Standing in Chapter 11 Cases

In a rebuke of a common law doctrine that denied insurer standing in chapter 11, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that insurers with financial responsibility for claims asserted in bankruptcy are parties in interest...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Supreme Court Finds Insurers Have Standing in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6, 2024, held that an insurer with a financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims is a party in interest and has standing to raise and be heard on issues in a Chapter 11 proceeding. In Truck...more

Goldberg Segalla

SCOTUS Recognizes Insurer’s Right to Object to Asbestos Bankruptcy Plans

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 6 unanimously held in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. that insurers with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims are a “party in interest” that may object to a...more

Cozen O'Connor

Supreme Court Orders Stand Down on Insurance Neutrality Test for Standing

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On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., et al.,1 nullifying the insurance neutrality test for insurer standing in bankruptcy...more

A&O Shearman

US Supreme Court gives standing to insurers in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings

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Opinion has potential implications for a broader set of parties with potential liabilities affected by a Chapter 11 process. In Truck Ins. Exch. v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., Inc., No. 22-1079, 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2483 (June 6,...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Shifting Gears on Insurer Participation in Chapter 11 Proceedings: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Longstanding “Insurance Neutrality”...

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Last week’s Privilege Point described an opinion requiring a corporate party’s witness to disclose communications with his Latham & Watkins lawyers, because he confirmed with that firm his own “commercial understanding” about...more

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Insurer deemed “party in interest” in insureds’ Chapter 11 case

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The US Supreme Court ruled that an insurer with financial responsibility for bankruptcy claims is a “party in interest” under Bankruptcy Code §1109(b) that “may raise and may appear and be heard on any issue” in a Chapter 11...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Insurers are Parties in Interest in Bankruptcy Proceedings and Can Object to Reorganization Plans

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Companies faced with numerous mass tort claims, such as asbestos claims, often seek bankruptcy protection. Reorganization plans may include § 524(g) channeling injunctions in which insurance assets are put into a trust to pay...more

White and Williams LLP

Supreme Court Endorses Broad Insurer Standing in Bankruptcy Reorganizations

The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of insurance companies in a unanimous decision written by Justice Sotomayor. In short, the United States Supreme Court held today that insurers facing...more

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Arrowood Indemnity Company Declared Insolvent

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Arrowood Indemnity, the runoff entity for Royal Indemnity and Royal Globe (Royal), was declared insolvent by the Delaware commissioner of insurance on November 6, 2023. This action was taken through the filing of a complaint...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Creditors Committee’s Request to Sue Diocese Insurers Denied

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Recently, a bankruptcy judge denied a request by a creditors’ committee to sue the insurers of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre (the “Debtor”). The judge found that the Official Committee of Unsecured...more

Goodwin

Debt Download - June 2023

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Welcome to Debt Download, Goodwin’s monthly newsletter covering what you need to know in the leveraged finance market. We hope you are enjoying some early summer weather and (if you live in the Northeast) are breathing...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Spectacular Fall of FTX: Considerations about Crypto Custody and Insurance

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This morning, the FTX crypto exchange (and more than 130 affiliates) filed for bankruptcy in Delaware. FTX was recently valued at $32 billion, and now it appears to be worth $0. The bankruptcy petition listed at least $10...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Corporate Bankruptcy: A Guide for Directors and Officers

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When the economy is stressed, corporations and their directors and officers must brace for a prolonged downturn. Unfortunately for some companies, filing for bankruptcy will be inevitable....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

In Verizon Decision Careful Review of Insurance Policies Expands Coverage

In Verizon Communications Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. the Delaware Superior Court ruled that Verizon was entitled to a defense under its D&O policy for fraudulent transfer claims. Although the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Intersection of Insurance and Bankruptcy – Part 2

Continuing the conversation from our last episode, Michael Lichtenstein, guest host Joe Saka, and Lowenstein Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department Chair Jeff Cohen dive deeper into the insurance issues that arise in...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Intersection of Insurance and Bankruptcy – Part 1

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In this episode, Michael introduces guest host Joe Saka, Senior Counsel in Lowenstein’s Insurance Recovery Group, who sits down with the Chair of Lowenstein’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Department, Jeff Cohen, to discuss the...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

NGE On Demand: Insurance Issues in Bankruptcy with Jason Frye

NGE Insurance Policyholder counsel Jason Frye explains how when bankruptcy and insurance issues collide, debtors will need insurance coverage counsel to work alongside their bankruptcy counsel. If you have any questions,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Insured v. Insured Exclusion Held Not to Bar Action Brought by Creditor Trust

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The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, applying New York law, has held that an Insured v. Insured exclusion (IvI Exclusion) in a D&O policy did not bar coverage for an action brought by a creditor trust against...more

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