Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Dismisses a Lawsuit for Forum Non Conveniens
Although a chapter 11 plan can bind parties throughout the world, Judge Sontchi wouldn’t let a foreign debtor sue a foreign bank in the Delaware bankruptcy court over a transaction that occurred in England.
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Circuit and District Court Splits on Important Bankruptcy Issues with Bill Rochelle & Friends
S.D.N.Y. to Randomly Assign Judges to Large Chapter 11 Cases
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J&J’s Push for Settlement Talks Rebuffed by Talc Cancer Victims
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Johnson & Johnson Venue Transferred from North Carolina to New Jersey
Deciding to transfer venue, a North Carolina bankruptcy judge said that the debtor underwent a corporate restructuring ‘purely for the purpose of filing bankruptcy.’
A Purdue Suit Against Insurance Carriers Stays in Bankruptcy Court, for Now
Insurance coverage disputes are ‘routinely resolved in summary judgment,’ counseling against immediate withdrawal of the reference of a non-core lawsuit, district judge says.
J&J Talc Bankruptcy Case Moved to New Jersey from North Carolina
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Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Support Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act
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Denial of a Motion to Convert from ‘11’ to ‘7’ Is Not Final and Thus Not Appealable
Until now, there has been surprisingly little precedent directly on point to say that denial of a motion for conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7 is not a final order subject to appeal