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PFAS in Fire Protection Products Continues to Generate Litigation, Liability

Litigation risks associated with per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to grow, as demonstrated by settlements over the last year in the set of claims being adjudicated in a multidistrict litigation (MDL-2873) in...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bankruptcy Court Ruling Highlights Circuit Split on Franchise Agreements

The California decision reinforces a strict approach to assumption of franchise agreements, underscoring potential roadblocks for franchisee reorganizations. Even where a debtor is not assigning a franchise agreement,...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Community Banks and BSA/AML Compliance: The OCC’s Consent Order with Clear Fork Bank Proves Regulators Aren’t Only Focused on...

On October 10, 2024, the financial services community was stunned by the $3.1 billion settlement between the federal government and TD Bank over Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) violations. TD Bank’s...more

Jones Day

Significant Reforms on the Horizon for Security of Payment in Victoria’s Construction Industry

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Like similar regimes in other States, the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (VIC) (“Victorian SOPA”) was intended to reduce insolvency in the construction industry and enhance cash flow for...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

When It Counts: Fully Secured and Paid-Off Creditors Can Count as Petitioning Creditors for Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions

In a recent pair of decisions, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel held that even fully secured creditors with nonrecourse claims and unsecured creditors who are paid off after the involuntary petition may qualify as...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

New York Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Service via Non-Fungible Tokens on Cryptocurrency Wallet Owners

A recent decision by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York may have significant implications for digital asset holders and users. The decision, issued on October 24, 2024, granted a motion...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Vodka on the Rocks, Bon Voyage, and Hard to Contain

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Vodka maker Stoli Group USA files for chapter 11 bankruptcy | CBS News - Stoli Group’s US-based distributor unit filed for bankruptcy protection this week in the Northern District of Texas....more

A&O Shearman

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Consults on Hedging of Counterparty Credit Risk Exposures

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published a consultation on technical amendments on the hedging of counterparty credit risk exposures. The interpretative issues addressed relate to the circumstance where a bank...more

Troutman Pepper

What Is a Subchapter V Bankruptcy and How Does It Differ From a Traditional Chapter 11 Bankruptcy? - Creditor’s Rights Toolkit

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Subchapter V is a subchapter of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and is intended to be a streamlined, cost-effective path to reorganization for small businesses. However, Subchapter V cases lack some creditor protections...more

IR Global

UNCITRAL Model Law on cross-border insolvency, with a focus on the USA

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Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, enacted in 2005, was intended to govern all aspects of cross-border bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. The framers of Chapter 15 were desirous of providing a practical and...more

DLA Piper

US Bankruptcy Court rules on lease classification for skilled nursing and long-term care facilities

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The US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a memorandum opinion on November 15, 2024, holding that a real property lease for a skilled nursing, long-term care, and rehabilitation facility should...more

Bennett Jones LLP

The Function and Limits of Directors and Officers Insurance Policies in Class Actions and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act

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The Ontario Superior Court has held that claims made insurance policies issued to directors and officers upon a company filing for protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36 (the CCAA) could...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

TG You’re not Fridays

When I was in college and law school, I loved TGI Fridays. Whenever I was in New York, D.C., Boston, or traveling to California, the beauty of this chain restaurant was that you’d get the same quality meal. I always went for...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory monitoring - November 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - BReg: Government draft on the Second Future Financing Act (Regierungsentwurf zum zweiten Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz) Status: Draft - The...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Swedish Fish-ing for Venue, Food for Thought, and Office Space

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Intrum files for bankruptcy in US to restructure $4.5 billion debt pile | Reuters - Europe’s largest debt collector Intrum filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. to restructure its debt after struggling with the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Appeals Court Rules on Police Power and the Automatic Stay

The Bankruptcy Code provides immediate and automatic protection to a debtor upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition, staying legal claims and debt collection efforts against a debtor—subject to certain exceptions. See 11...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

SDNY Amends Local Bankruptcy Rules To Streamline Chapter 11 Processes

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has issued a general order amending its Local Bankruptcy Rules. The amendments introduce a broad set of changes that will impact all types of bankruptcy...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Frozen Crypto

On November 1, 2024, the IRS released an Office of Chief Counsel memorandum (the “Memo”), which detailed when frozen digital asset rewards held on bankrupt digital asset platforms should be included in gross income....more

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UK High Court Finds London Capital & Finance Plc to be a Ponzi Scheme

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The U.K. High Court has handed down judgement in the civil case of London Capital & Finance Plc (in administration) and others v Michael Andrew Thomson and others [2024] EWHC 2894 (Ch). London Capital & Finance was an...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Standing Law and Eliminates Wrongful Foreclosure as a Cause of Action in a Big Win for Mortgage...

Bradley scored a significant victory in the Tennessee Supreme Court on November 14, 2024. In a long-awaited decision, the Tennessee Supreme Court clarified a long-standing inconsistency in Tennessee law with its opinion in...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

Utilizing the SEC Whistleblower Program to Hold Private Equity Owners of Nursing Homes Accountable

Government authorities and whistleblowers can receive ‘pennies on the dollar’ in penalties against nursing home chains defrauding vulnerable elderly patients. To improve recovery amounts, whistleblowers should consider...more

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Client Alert: FTX Fraud Case Highlights Risks and Rewards of Cooperation in Crypto Cases

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The recent sentencing of Zixiao "Gary" Wang, a tech expert involved in the $11 billion FTX fraud, underscores the importance of cooperation with authorities in complex and high-stakes crypto cases. Wang, who admitted to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Cannabis Receiverships Are (and Will Be) On the Rise

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Based on a recent article in the Green Market Report (and corresponding public filings), “$1.83 billion of . . . debt is set to come due by 2026” for a number of publicly traded multi-state cannabis operators (“MSO”s). While...more

DLA Piper

US Bankruptcy Court Establishes Guidelines for “New Value” Plans of Reorganization in Competing Plan Scenarios

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Introduction - On October 25, 2024, Judge John P. Mastando III of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling in Eletson Holdings Inc., Case No. 23-10322, pursuant to which he (a) denied...more

Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Executory Contracts and Contract Rejection: What Non-Debtors Need to Know About Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy debtors have special rights in contracts or leases where both parties have outstanding obligations, known in legal terms as “executory contracts” or “unexpired leases”. If you are doing business with a company that...more

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