Fifth circuit rules that serta simmons uptier violated credit agreement, rejects equitable mootness as bar to review of chapter 11 plan confirmation order and excises plan indemnification provision...more
3/31/2025
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Chapter 15 ,
Comity ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Credit Agreements ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors-in-Possession ,
Equitable Mootness ,
Financial Distress ,
Foreign Bankruptcies ,
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The Year in Bankruptcy: 2024 -
A brief chronicle of the year's notable developments in corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, including business bankruptcy filings, significant court rulings, and legislative...more
2/4/2025
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Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 15 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Debtors ,
Insolvency ,
Restructuring
There is longstanding controversy concerning the validity of third-party release provisions in non-asbestos trust chapter 11 plans that limit the potential exposure of various nondebtor parties involved in the process of...more
7/28/2023
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Bankruptcy Preferences ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 13 ,
Chapter 15 ,
Chapter 7 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Bankruptcy ,
Creditors ,
Debtors ,
Restructuring ,
SCOTUS
Even before chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code was enacted in 2005 to govern cross-border bankruptcy proceedings, the enforceability of a foreign court order approving a restructuring plan that modified or discharged U.S....more
Chapter 15 Update: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Refuses To Enforce Order Approving Indonesian Debt Restructuring Plan Due To Third-party Releases -
Cross-border bankruptcy cases filed in the U.S. under chapter 15 of the...more
7/23/2021
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Bankruptcy Court ,
Chapter 11 ,
Chapter 15 ,
Comity ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Foreign Bankruptcies ,
Restructuring ,
Safe Harbors ,
Setoff Rights ,
Sharia Law ,
Standing ,
Subordination Agreement ,
Third-Party ,
Tolling