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Sixth Circuit Does Not Permit Third-Party Releases in Equity Receiverships

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The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in Digital Media Solutions v. South Univ. of Ohio, 59 F.4th 772 (6th Cir. 2023) provides a cautionary tale about the limitations of federal equity receiverships as a restructuring tool. It...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Enforces Knowledge Requirement for Preference Claims

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Wisconsin’s Chapter 128 has long been something of a “wild west” of insolvency proceedings. Modeled on the provisions of the federal Bankruptcy Act of 1898, the statute empowers a circuit court to appoint a receiver to...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Fifth Circuit Affirms Bar Orders in Receivership, Bars Creditors From Pursuing Claims Against Settling Defendants

In a 2-1 opinion dated July 22, 2019, the Fifth Circuit held that third parties who paid a receiver to settle estate claims against them are entitled to an order barring other creditors from suing the settling third parties...more

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How to Lose a Receiver in One Appeal

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The appointment of a receivership is an incredibly useful tool for lawyers. Since it is such a useful tool and due to a recent ruling in Texas, we thought now was as good as any to brush up on our familiarity with...more

Snell & Wilmer

What Happens When a Secured Creditor Files a Late Claim in an Equity Receivership?

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Pitting a receivership court’s inherent equitable powers against pre-existing property rights can lead to some pretty interesting questions. In SEC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 848 F.3d 1339, 1343-44 (11th Cir. 2017), the...more

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