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Purdue Pharma files new bankruptcy plan for $7.4 billion opioid settlement | CNN - Purdue Pharma filed another chapter 11 reorganization plan aiming to implement $7.4 billion in opioid settlements....more
A main goal in bankruptcy is to get in and out as quickly as possible to minimize costs. It is often the case that even though a substantial portion of a debtor’s assets have been liquidated in bankruptcy, some valuable...more
It is a basic principle of the income tax that the gain or loss realized by a taxpayer from the conversion of property into cash, or from the exchange of property for other property that differs materially in kind from the...more
The Fifth Circuit recently held that claims and defenses arising from an indemnification agreement with a debtor could not be asserted against a liquidation trust because the chapter 11 plan barred those claims and defenses,...more
This is the first decision by the Hong Kong Court on whether clients of a crypto exchange have proprietary claims to cryptocurrencies held on the platform. It confirms that cryptocurrency constitutes property under Hong Kong...more
In a 2021 opinion in In re Paragon Offshore PLC, 629 B.R. 227 (Bankr. D. Del. 2021) (“Paragon Offshore”), Judge Sontchi of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that a litigation trust created...more
In the 2022 Chambers and Partners Global Aviation Finance & Leasing Guide for the Cayman Islands, our aviation experts provide a comprehensive overview of the latest legal information regarding aircraft and engine purchase...more
The Court of Appeal ruled that losing proprietary rights under foreign law could invalidate personal claims against third party recipients of trust assets. On 27 January 2022, the UK Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed...more
In JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Campbell, a member of a limited partnership sued other partners, including a trustee of a trust, to dissolve the partnership. No. 09-20-00161-CV, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 5001 (Tex. App.—Beaumont...more
Bad Times- Of course, you’ve noticed that we’re in the midst of an economic mess. The nearly complete shutdown of large segments of the U.S. economy beginning in March, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, both accelerated...more
Are six sibling co-trustees too many cooks in the kitchen? Many California trust disputes arise from disagreements among sibling co-trustees over how to administer Mom and Dad’s trust after the parents have passed. They all...more