On November 6, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied in part and granted in part Citibank’s motions to dismiss claims for allegedly aiding and abetting an accountholder’s multi-million...more
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On January 14, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas largely denied cross motions for summary judgment on aggrieved noteholders’ claims arising from a so-called “uptier” transaction. In 2019,...more
On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for District of South Carolina entered judgment, after a bench trial, in favor of minority shareholders of a debtor whose liquidating trust had sued to recover dividend payments...more
On September 5, 2023, a New York state court invalidated a loan agreement’s choice of law provision, ruling that the loan agreement was void and depriving the lender of both principal and interest payments. The lender, Samson...more
On September 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas granted in part and denied in part UMB Bank’s motion to dismiss counterclaims for tortious interference, breach of contract, and breach of the duty of...more
On April 26, 2023, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware denied in part and granted in part motions to dismiss a chapter 7 trustee’s breach of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting claims. The defendants...more
On February 14, 2023, the Texas Court of Appeals reversed awards totaling $63 million entered against Credit Suisse after a jury trial and bench trial for Claymore Holdings, LLC, the assignee of a lender-investor. The case...more