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2nd Circuit Refuses to Enforce Insurance Policy’s Arbitration Provision

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A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision refused an attempt to expand the scope of an insurance policy’s arbitration provision, creating the need for extra caution when interpreting policies. In Ehrenberg v. Allied...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Non-Creditor was Entitled to Actual Notice of A Chapter 11 Plan’s Injunction Barring Suits Against Insurance Carriers

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A federal district judge recently affirmed a bankruptcy judge’s ruling that a non-creditor was entitled to actual notice of an injunction that would bar the non-creditor from suing the debtors’ insurance carriers. In re Boy...more

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Court of Appeals Finds That Insurers May Not Participate in Bankruptcy Negotiations by Invoking an Insured’s Duty to Cooperate

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In rejecting an insurer’s attempt to block confirmation of its insured’s bankruptcy plan, the Fourth Circuit found that an insurer may not interject itself into plan negotiations by invoking the duty to cooperate, nor does...more

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Third Circuit Weighs In on Scope of Section 524(g)(4) Injunction

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Summary: A recent Third Circuit decision has clarified the scope of the third-party injunction, including injunctions in favor of insurers that resolve insurance coverage in asbestos bankruptcy cases, that may be issued under...more

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