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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +
Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's race, religion, gender, age, to name a few.  less -
Fox Rothschild LLP

A New Standard For Chapter 11 Cramdown Plans – The Third Circuit Court Of Appeal’s Refusal To Strictly Enforce Subordination...

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The Bankruptcy Code provides that subordination agreements are enforceable in bankruptcy to the same extent that such agreements are enforceable under non-bankruptcy law. 11 U.S.C. § 510(a). However, Section 1129(b)(1) of...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Rough Justice: Third Circuit Issues Important Decision on Unfair Discrimination

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“Unfair discrimination is rough justice. It exemplifies the Code’s tendency to replace stringent requirements with more flexible tests that increase the likelihood that a plan can be negotiated and confirmed,” announced Judge...more

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Subordination Agreement Ignored in a Cramdown — But What’s So Unfair About That?

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Recently, in In re Tribune Company, the Third Circuit affirmed that the Bankruptcy Code means exactly what it says and that the enforcement of subordination agreements can be abridged when cramming down confirmation of a...more

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