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Third Circuit Upholds Right of Tenant to Continued Possession of Rejected Lease Premises and Reduced Rent Payable to Purchaser After Sale of Premises

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USA, Delaware, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Real Estate, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Third Circuit
SDNY District Court Holds That Bankruptcy Courts Have Core Jurisdiction and Constitutional Adjudicatory Authority over Involuntary Third-Party Releases

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USA, New York, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance/M&A, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Bankruptcy, Res judicata and issue estoppel, US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Fifth Circuit Holds Executory Contract Not Listed on Bankruptcy Schedules Is Automatically Rejected Upon Expiration of 60-Day Period in Chapter 7 and Not Capable of Being Sold

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The Fifth Circuit recently held in RPD Holdings, L.L.C. v. Tech Pharmacy Services (In re Provider Meds, L.L.C.), No. 17-1113 (5th Cir. Oct. 29, 2018), that a patent license that was not specifically listed on the debtors’ bankruptcy schedules was automatically deemed rejected where it was not assumed within 60 days of the cases’ conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7.

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USA, Texas, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Bankruptcy, Fifth Circuit
Third Circuit Remands W.R. Grace Decision Concerning Plan Channeling Injunction and Insurance Providers, Providing Additional Insights for Third Parties and Claimants

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Third Circuit
Horizontal Gifting Upheld in Chapter 11 Plan in the Third Circuit

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Grupos de sociedades controlados por personas físicas: ser o no ser

La Sentencia del 11 de julio de 2018 consolida la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo que reconoce la existencia de un grupo de sociedades cuando el control es ejercido por una persona física.

Spain, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, Tribunal Supremo (España)
Fourth Circuit Upholds Requirement That Appellant Have an Economic Stake in Outcome of Appeal to Be a ‘Person Aggrieved’ and Boots Moot Appeal Too

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Fourth Circuit
Eleventh Circuit Narrows Circuit Split Holding New Value Not Required to Remain Unpaid

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Eleventh Circuit
The Arcapita Bankruptcy: A Primer in Jurisdiction, International Comity, and the Presumption of Extraterritoriality

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George P. Angelich Partner New York, NY 212.457.5423 [email protected]

M. Douglas Flahaut Counsel Los Angeles, CA 213.443.7559 [email protected]

USA, New York, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Delaware District Court Holds That a $30 Million Haircut Is Not Unfair Discrimination in a Cramdown Plan

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USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Third Circuit