May 19, 2025
Holding $1.4 billion in escrow did not preclude invocation of equitable mootness, Third Circuit majority says.
May 16, 2025
The Third Circuit majority upheld nondebtor, nonconsensual releases because they were part of a sale, making the appeal statutorily moot under Section 363(m).
April 28, 2025
The debtors’ inequitable conduct didn’t relieve counsel of the duty to disclose fees charged for post-petition litigation.
April 21, 2025
Section 107 more broadly protects trade secrets and confidential information than does common law.
October 7, 2024
A post-confirmation lawsuit to generate funds to pay a chapter 13 plan establishes ‘related to’ jurisdiction for noncore claims.
July 12, 2022
A representative of future claimants must meet a higher standard than disinterestedness, the Third Circuit said, but technical conflicts may not be disqualifying.
February 20, 2020
Appeals court says that using a trust for future asbestos claims rather than a bar order would be cheaper and avoid unnecessary litigation.
February 28, 2019
Hiring a collection agent will not insulate a debt buyer from liability under the FDCPA.
August 8, 2017
Six circuits now require probability of layoffs as a condition to WARN Act liability.