A U.S. Bankruptcy Court has denied a creditor’s motion for sanctions against a law firm in the Middle District of Florida which the creditor alleged engaged in serial filings.
USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Telecoms, Troutman Pepper, Due diligence, Telephone Consumer Protection Act 1991 (USA), United States bankruptcy court
Overview
In Asarco, LLC v. Noranda Mining, Inc., the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that representations made to the bankruptcy court that the Debtor’s settlement of environmental claims reflected only the Debtor’s share of the cleanup costs did not judicially estop the Debtor from brining a contribution claim against another potentially responsible party for those same costs.
USA, Environment & Climate Change, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, US Environmental Protection Agency, Title 11 of the US Code, United States bankruptcy court, Tenth Circuit