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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Nonconsensual Third-Party Releases Are Alive and Well in Chapter 15 Despite Purdue

- Who is impacted: Companies and organizations involved in cross-border insolvency proceedings, particularly those seeking to enforce or challenge nonconsensual third-party releases in the United States. - What is changing:...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

How the U.S. Supreme Court's Rulings on Kaiser and Purdue Pharma Affect Insurers' Rights and Interests in Chapter 11 Cases

On June 6, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision on an insurer’s standing in its policyholders’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in Truck Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co., 144 S. Ct. 1414 (2024). The decision...more

White and Williams LLP

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

McDermott Will & Schulte

Second Circuit Assesses Propriety of Third-Party Releases in Purdue

On May 30, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit released its long-awaited opinion addressing Purdue Pharma’s confirmed chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Although the appeal challenged more than one aspect of the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

In re Purdue Pharma L.P.: S.D.N.Y. Holds Bankruptcy Court Lacks Statutory Authority to Approve Sackler Family Releases

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On December 16, 2021, in a significant decision, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) vacated the order confirming the chapter 11 plan of Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”)...more

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