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Fifth Circuit Disallows Make-Whole Payment in Bankruptcy

On Jan. 19, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a bankruptcy court decision awarding Ultra Petroleum Corp. noteholders $201 million in make-whole payments and $186 million in post-petition interest. Under the note agreement, upon a bankruptcy filing, the issuer is obligated for a make-whole amount equal to the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments (including principal and interest that would be due after prepayment) less the principal amount of the notes.

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Bankruptcy, Fifth Circuit
A Pending Supreme Court Ruling Can’t Create a Claim that Doesn’t Currently Exist

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, US District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction Retention Clause in Sale Order Can’t Provide Bankruptcy Court Subject Matter Jurisdiction for Contract Disputes between Non-Debtors

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, First Circuit
New decision clarifies rules regarding derivative standing for creditors in Delaware Court of Chancery

On May 4, 2015, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an important decision regarding creditor standing to  maintain a derivative action on behalf of an insolvent corporation. In Quadrant Structured Products Company v. Vertin et al., C.A. No.

USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Shareholder, Fiduciary, Credit default swap, Derivative suit, Delaware Court of Chancery
There’s no equity in law

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