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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Purdue Pharma: Supreme Court Prohibits Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases; Ruling Will Reshape Bankruptcy Practice

In a landmark 5-4 decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma that will significantly reshape corporate bankruptcy practice, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding the authority of a bankruptcy court to approve...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Second Circuit Assesses Propriety of Third-Party Releases in Purdue

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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

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Third Circuit Opinion Clarifies Creditors Can Pursue Claims Abandoned by Bankruptcy Trustees

The Third Circuit, in Artesanias Hacienda Real S.A. de C.V. v. N. Mill Capital, LLC (In re Wilton Armetale, Inc.), 968 F.3d 273 (3d Cir. 2020), issued a decision with potential implications for creditors who wish to pursue...more

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Business as Mutual: Floating Charges No Obstacle to Mutual Set-Off Agreements

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The Situation: Section 553C of the Corporations Act 2001 (WA) ("Act") provides that if a creditor and a company in liquidation have mutual dealings, the creditor must offset any sum the creditor owes to the company in...more

Dechert LLP

Millennium Lab Part II: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Dispels Shadow Over Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases (For Now)

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In trotting a path out of Chapter 11, debtors in most cases will need to engage various key stakeholders, some of whom are not entitled to a distribution in the bankruptcy. As a form of remuneration, non-debtors may insist on...more

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