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Ross Todd
Perhaps the debate over whether multidistrict litigation or bankruptcy is a better vehicle to resolve mass torts need not be binary. Bankruptcy experts recently discussed the increasingly busy intersection of mass torts and bankruptcy as part of a discussion sponsored by the UC Berkeley School of Law ’s Civil Justice Research Initiative.
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Francis J. Lawall
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Hanna J. Redd
How to harmonize a debtor’s right to file against a creditor’s desire to protect its financial interests in that debtor has sparked a number of different judicial opinions.
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William E. Curtin
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Chelsea McManus
There are some indications that parties may in fact be using the threat of an examiner and its associated costs and complications as a source of leverage, although the jury is still out on the full impact of the FTX decision on examiner motion practice.
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Corinne Ball
For more than six years there has been an ongoing debate regarding the enforceability of governance restrictions, whether blocking rights, golden shares and other provisions designed to manage access to bankruptcy relief. This year, another governance restriction was upheld in dismissing a bankruptcy filing by a debtor that failed to obtain the consent of the lender-approved independent manager as required by its LLC agreement.
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Eric Hoffmaster
Mastering AI tools is vital for law firms striving to remain competitive. The increasing demand for prompt and effective services means firms that do not adapt may fall behind. Mastery of AI enhances workflow efficiency while enabling predictive analysis, client insights, and improved decision-making.
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Amanda Bronstad
A critical trial in Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder bankruptcy began on February 18, with several lawyers arguing to dismiss the Chapter 11 case and reject the $10 billion plan.
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Michael L. Cook
In In re Sears Holdings Corporation, the Second Circuit apparently ended a multi-year litigation by affirming the district court’s decision that the landlord’s appeal was “moot for lack of a remedy because, although [that] court [had properly] vacated the assignment and assumption of the lease …, the lease would not revert to [the landlord under Code] §365(d)(4), and that [the landlord] had no alternative remedy.”
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Andrew C. Kassner
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Joseph N. Argentina Jr.
This article discusses two situations where a lender received payments and later was forced to disgorge them. These opinions illustrate two of the ways the bankruptcy code can present significant risks to lenders even after the lender receives payments in accordance with loan agreements or even a court order.
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Joseph J. DiPasquale
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Michael R. Herz
The Chapter 11 filing statistics clearly show that New Jersey has emerged as a strong venue option. The question is why? The answer, we submit, is consistency and pragmatism.
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Amanda Bronstad
The objections, filed ahead of a key hearing on whether to confirm the Chapter 11 plan, cite the Supreme Court’s decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, which invalidated nonconsensual releases in the $6 billion bankruptcy plan granted to Purdue’s founders, the Sacklers.
