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Understanding the Statutory Cap on Landlord Claims for Rejected Leases in Bankruptcy

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The number of corporate bankruptcy filings has increased significantly over the past several years. In 2024, there were 688 chapter 11 filings by private companies with either assets or liabilities greater than $2 million or...more

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Eleventh Circuit sides with Fourth, Fifth Circuits on bankruptcy discharge exception split

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Addressing a split among bankruptcy courts in their interpretation of whether a corporate debtor, like an individual debtor, is subject to the exceptions to discharge outlined in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a) when confirming a...more

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Supreme Court Hits the Brakes on Boy Scouts Chapter 11 Plan

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In a terse last-minute order, the United States Supreme Court stayed implementation of the Boy Scouts of America’s (“BSA”) confirmed Chapter 11 plan, which would have stripped thousands of survivor claimants of their ability...more

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Windstream Bankruptcy Court Slams Charter Communications for Violating Automatic Bankruptcy Stay, Holds Company in Contempt

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The breadth and scope of the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay and the potential cost a company may face for violating the stay made national news last week in a dust-up between two telecom providers, when the U.S. Bankruptcy...more

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District Court Upholds Damage Limitations for Lender’s Refusal to Fund: Lyondell Revisited

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In the August 2017 issue of Debt Dialogue, we discussed the recent decision by Judge Martin Glenn of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York with respect to claims brought by the litigation trust (the...more

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Three Point Shot - June 2016

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Showtime and Top Rank Slug It out over "Fight of the Century" - Who said boxing was dead? Fight fans still bitter over the May 2015 Floyd Mayweather–Manny Pacquiao bout that was far more mega-bore than mega-brawl...more

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Appellate Court Notes

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Appellate Court Advance Release Opinions - AC36506 - Sidorova v. East Lyme Board of Education - Due to budget cuts, the Board of Education laid off the plaintiff who was a tenured French teacher. She sued for...more

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