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No Contradiction in Contribution: Tenth Circuit Finds that Bankruptcy Court Approval of Settlement of CERCLA Environmental Claims Does Not Estop Subsequent CERCLA Contribution Claim

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
High Court Broadens the Definition of “Actual Fraud” under Section 523(a)(2)(A)

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, White Collar Crime, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Bryan Cave), Bankruptcy, Debtor, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Common law, Fifth Circuit
10th Circuit holds that first time transactions fall within 11 U.S.C. 547(c)(2), ordinary course of business defense

In a decision that surprised many, the United Stated Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (the “10th Circuit Court of Appeals”) affirmed decisions finding that a payment made on account of a first time transaction between a debtor and creditor can qualify for the ordinary course of business defense under 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(2).

USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Bryan Cave), US Code