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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Gatekeeping Provisions in Chapter 11 Plans May Be Alternative to Nonconsensual Nondebtor Releases

Nonconsensual nondebtor releases have been a key reason businesses facing mass tort claims have filed for bankruptcy. They hope chapter 11 will result in a faster, less expensive resolution of mass tort claims than class...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Ninth Circuit: No Consolidation Absent Notice to Creditors of Non-Debtors

In In re Mihranian, 2019 WL 4252115 (9th Cir. 2019), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held, as a matter of first impression, that a party moving for substantive consolidation of the debtor's bankruptcy estate with the...more

Dechert LLP

Substantive Consolidation of Non-Debtors-Standing and Notice Issues

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U.S. courts generally agree that the substantive consolidation should be applied sparingly, and even more so when substantive consolidation of debtors with non-debtors is sought. While many opinions address the grounds for...more

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