In ‘363’ Sales, Three Courts Say Purdue Doesn’t Bar Injunctions Protecting Buyers
For a sale ‘free and clear,’ nondebtors can be enjoined from suing.
Without Levy, a Recorded Judgment Lien Is Unperfected in Some States
In New Jersey, a trustee’s hypothetical judicial lien has priority over a judgment lien if the judgment lienholder has not made a levy on the property.
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Companies Can Be ‘Bankruptcy Remote,’ if Properly Done
Bankruptcy Judge David Cleary wrote a manual on how a company can be ‘bankruptcy remote’ without violating public policy.
S. 5443, the "Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2024"
To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies.
H.R. 9223, the "Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2024"
To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity’s liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
S. 5415, the “Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act”
To amend title 11, United States Code, to prohibit nonconsensual release of a nondebtor entity’s liability to an entity other than the debtor, and for other purposes.
Fourth Circuit Upholds a $31 Million Default Judgment for Discovery Abuses
Long Island’s Judge Grossman warns lawyers that they may be paid nothing if they file chapter 11 cases just to delay a secured creditor, with no legitimate strategy for selling the property, refinancing or confirming a plan.
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Denial of $21 Million in Fees for Boy Scouts Ad Hoc Committee Upheld on Appeal
Delaware district court rules that debtors and trustees alone have standing to propose spending estate money outside of the ‘ordinary course.’
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