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Insolvency Section 553

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Third Circuit Confirms Triangular Setoffs Unenforceable in Bankruptcy

The Third Circuit’s recent decision in In re Orexigen Therapeutics Inc., 990 F.3d 748 (3d Cir. 2021) holds that section 553 of the Bankruptcy Code, which governs creditor setoffs, requires “strict bilateral mutuality.” As a...more

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