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The Bankruptcy Strategist

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Michigan Appellate Court Ruling Provides Guidance On Restructuring for Cannabis Companies Image

Michigan Appellate Court Ruling Provides Guidance On Restructuring for Cannabis Companies

Marianna Wharry

A three-judge panel for the Michigan Court of Appeals held last month that receivers directing insolvent marijuana companies can reject burdensome leases and disregard contract provisions that could lead to widespread defaults.

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Bankruptcy Judges Struggle With Meaning of ‘Consensual Release’ Post-Purdue Image

Bankruptcy Judges Struggle With Meaning of ‘Consensual Release’ Post-Purdue

Seth H. Lieberman & Amanda M. Schaefer

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Purdue, which held that nonconsensual third-party releases are impermissible under the Bankruptcy Code, bankruptcy judges across multiple jurisdictions have been grappling with what constitutes a “consensual” release. Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 603 U.S. 204 (2024). This article analyzes how different judges have defined “consent” and provides guidance on best practices for structuring third-party releases.

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Fourth Circuit: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction In Bankruptcy Depends On Statute, Not Debtor Solvency Image

Fourth Circuit: Subject-Matter Jurisdiction In Bankruptcy Depends On Statute, Not Debtor Solvency

Francis J. Lawall & Michael A. Sabino

The Fourth Circuit’s opinion focused on answering the core question presented — whether jurisdiction is determined by statute, rather than by a debtor’s financial condition. It reasoned that since the Constitution grants Article III power over “all cases arising under the laws of the United States” and the Bankruptcy Code is a law under the United States, the petition to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code is clearly within the judicial ambit of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

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Ninth Circuit Rules that Decision Reimposing the Automatic Stay is Immediately Appealable Image

Ninth Circuit Rules that Decision Reimposing the Automatic Stay is Immediately Appealable

Daniel A. Lowenthal & Maxwell K. Weiss

In 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that a bankruptcy court’s decision to lift the automatic stay of pending litigation imposed by the Bankruptcy Code is a final, appealable order. But what if a bankruptcy court lifts the stay and later reimposes it? Is the latter order also immediately appealable, or is it considered interlocutory?

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