For decades, bankruptcy courts have extended the automatic stay through preliminary injunctions halting litigation against a debtor’s nondebtor codefendants. Such relief was relatively routine when the codefendants were the...more
On June 27, 2024, in one of its most high-profile bankruptcy decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., No. 23-124, holding that the U.S. Bankruptcy Code does not authorize releases...more
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Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) -
SVB failed on Friday, March 10; and on Monday, March 13, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) transferred all deposits — both insured and uninsured — and substantially all of SVB’s...more
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) -
SVB failed on Friday, March 10; and on Monday, March 13, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) transferred all deposits — both insured and uninsured — and substantially all of SVB’s...more
On June 25, 2021, Judge Shannon issued the Memorandum Opinion in In re Tribune Media Company, Chapter 11 Case No. 08-13141 (BLS), U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, on remand from the U.S. District Court for...more