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Second Circuit Picks a Side in Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases in Highly Anticipated Purdue Opinion

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Non-consensual third-party releases are provisions in reorganization plans that release non-debtor parties from liability to other non-debtor parties without the consent of all potential claimholders. These releases are frequently included in chapter 11 plans of reorganization. Most circuit courts allow these releases under certain circumstances; however, there is a split among circuit courts as to whether such non-consensual third-party releases are permitted by the Bankruptcy Code.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&O Shearman, Bankruptcy, Second Circuit, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit Rules that the solvent debtor exception is alive and well in pg&e

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&O Shearman, Ninth Circuit
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Make-Whole Saga Continues

Creditors File Petition for Rehearing En Banc After Fifth Circuit Reversal and Remand of Bankruptcy Court Decision Awarding Creditors Make-Whole and Post-Petition Interest in Accordance with the Terms of the Underlying Agreement.

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, United States bankruptcy court
To Make-Whole … or Not

Fifth Circuit Holds that Disallowance of Claim Pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code Does Not Render Such Claim Impaired and Casts Doubt on Creditors’ Ability to Recover Make-Whole Amounts or Post-Petition Interest at the Default Contract Rate

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, Unsecured debt, Liquidated damages, United States bankruptcy court