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Chapter 11 Release Agreements

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Nonconsensual Third-Party Release Limits: Substantial Financial Contribution Won’t Buy Non-Debtors a Release From Claims That...

Reorganization plans providing for non-debtor releases (i.e., releasing non-debtors from claims by creditors of the debtor) have been regularly challenged in recent years, frequently by the United States Trustee and other...more

WilmerHale

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Securities Class Representative Cannot Object to Bankruptcy Release on Behalf of Class

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York affirmed an order rejecting an objection to the confirmation of a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for Dynegy, Inc. and Dynegy Holdings, LLC (together, Dynegy) for...more

Polsinelli

Delaware Opinion In Indianapolis Downs Case Expands Third Party Releases And Approves Post-Petition Lock-Up Agreements

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The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently issued an opinion confirming a chapter 11 plan (i) based on a lock-up agreement between the debtor and its major creditors and (ii) containing third party releases...more

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