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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

Cranfill Sumner LLP

NC Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Add Self-Insurance Association in Asbestos Exposure Case

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In a published decision with a dissent, the NC Court of Appeals denied the Plaintiff’s motion to add North Carolina Self-Insurance Security Association as a party to the claim....more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

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

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

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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

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The Right To Appeal Once A Receiver is Appointed

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QUESTION: After a receiver is appointed to enforce a settlement, can the defendant, a California corporation, appeal the judgment and order appointing the receiver, or is the receiver the only party that has the right to...more

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