Delaware District Judge Upholds Horizontal ‘Gifting’ in a Chapter 11 Plan
Narrow reading of ‘equitable mootness’ in Tribune is limited to cases involving a dispute between two classes.
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A Plan Can Release Claims for Post-Confirmation Conduct, Third Circuit Says
Third Circuit leaves open the question of whether distributions to shareholders in chapter 11 must follow FINRA rules.
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Third Circuit Explores the Limits of Channeling Injunctions Protecting Insurers
Caution: Do not use heavy machinery. Reading this story may induce drowsiness.
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FDCPA Applies to Debt Collectors Even if They Own the Debt
Thomas Ambro on the Third Circuit answers a question the Supreme Court left open in <em>Henson v. Santander</em>.
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Punitive Damages under Section 303(i) Can’t Be Offset, Third Circuit Says
One involuntary petition dismissed in bankruptcy court has now spawned three important opinions at the circuit level.
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Retention of Jurisdiction Beats Out an Arbitration Agreement, Third Circuit Says
Court retains adjudicatory power unless the arbitration agreement applies to all disputes.
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Delaware District Judge Defines ‘Unfair Discrimination’ in Cramdown
A $30 million haircut is not ‘unfair discrimination’ to preclude cramming down a plan.
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Delaware’s Judge Sontchi Writes a Seminal Opinion on Sovereign Immunity
A bankruptcy court’s in rem jurisdiction overrides a claim of sovereign immunity.
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Bankruptcy Code Preempts State Law Invalidating KERPs, Delaware Judge Says
A waiver in a KERP is enforceable even if it violates state labor law, Judge Carey rules.
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Stern Held Inapplicable to Orders Denying Summary Judgment
Delaware district judge explains why Stern doesn’t confer the equivalent of an appeal from an interlocutory order.
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