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Staying Litigation Against Insiders After Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 144 S. Ct. 2071 (2024) (“Purdue”), the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize nonconsensual releases of nondebtors as part of a chapter 11 plan. The Court narrowly...more

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Service of Process in the Digital Age: Twitter, Blockchain, and Chatbox Valid Methods or Modern Nail & Mail?

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Courts across the United States are grappling with the application of traditional legal principles to "Web3” technologies and tools, such as blockchain, NFTs, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Among other...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Considering the Conduct of Two PPP “Fraudsters,” Bankruptcy Court Shows Its Teeth but Declines to Bite (For Now)

“Messrs. Woods and Wu are fraudsters,” Judge Christopher S. Sontchi declared in the opening salvo of his scathing opinion. According to the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Woods...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Sixth Circuit Holds Bankruptcy Court Has Jurisdiction Over Rejection of Power Purchase Agreements

In FERC v. FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (In re FirstEnergy Solutions Corp), Case No. 18-3787 (6th Cir. Dec. 12, 2019), the Sixth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction over the rejection of certain power purchase...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Sixth circuit weighs FERC authority over rejection of power contracts in bankruptcy

On December 12, 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a highly anticipated ruling in the FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. bankruptcy case, regarding the efforts of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FirstEnergy or...more

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Bankruptcy Court Stops Medicare from Recouping Monies Owed by Provider

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A Delaware Bankruptcy Court Judge has entered an order prohibiting Medicare from withholding payments to a diagnostic testing provider, True Health Diagnostics, LLC, while the bankruptcy case is pending. Prior to filing the...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Decision Strengthens Protections for Healthcare Providers in Bankruptcies

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In an August 2019 case argued by Perkins Coie attorneys, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled that the automatic stay under section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code bars the Centers for Medicare &...more

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Bankruptcy Court Denies FERC Jurisdiction over Power Purchase Agreements in PG&E Bankruptcy

On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling on a matter that has been closely monitored by the power industry. The court issued a declaratory judgment that Pacific Gas &...more

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Exelon files complaint and injunction motions against FirstEnergy Solutions in bankruptcy case

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On November 26, 2018, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) filed a complaint in U.S. bankruptcy court for the Northern District of Ohio for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, along with a motion for preliminary...more

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Bankruptcy Court Holds Bermuda Insurers Violated Barton Doctrine By Seeking Anti-Suit Injunctions In Bermuda Courts

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Two separate courts in the Southern District of New York have recently issued opinions relating to a complicated bankruptcy proceeding following the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd. in 2011. The underlying dispute involves...more

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