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In re: Purdue Pharma L.P.

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 1 week 1 day ago
Citation:
NOS. 22-110-bk (L), 22-113-bk, 22-115-bk, 22-116-bk, 22-117-bk, 22-119-bk, 10 22-121-bk, 22-299-bk, 22-203-bk (2nd Circuit, May 30,2023) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that 11 U.S.C.§§ 105(a) and 1123(b)(6), and prior Second Circuit authority, permit Purdue Pharma L.P. and related entities to include...
Judge(s):
Newman, Wesley, and Lee
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In re Bestwall

Citation:
21-2263 (3rd Circuit, Aug 24,2022) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Agreeing with Bestwall LLC (DR), a chapter 11 debtor in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina (BC), that it had rightly invoked collateral estoppel, the U.S. Court of...
Judge(s):
Kent A. Jordan; Cheryl A. Krause; and David J. Porter
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NexPoint v. Highland Capital Management

  • Summarized by Paul Stewart , Stewart Robbins Brown & Altazan, LLC
  • 9 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
21-10449 (5th Circuit, Aug 19,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit declined to invoke equitable mootness, as its review would not "affect the rights of parties not before the Court or the success of the plan." The Court then rejected the...
Judge(s):
Before Weiner, Graves, and Duncan, Circuit Judges. Stuart Kyle Duncan, Circuit Judge, authored the opinion.
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IN RE: W.R. GRACE & CO, et al.,

Citation:
20-2171 (3rd Circuit, Sep 15,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court (BC), the Third Circuit (Panel) resolved, had misapplied the framework limned in a prior circuit opinion for analyzing the nature of the provided services of some insurers to...
Judge(s):
Julio M. Fuentes; Peter J. Phipps; and Cheryl A. Krause
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In re VeroBLue Farms USA, Inc.

Citation:
19-3413, 19-3487 (8th Circuit, Aug 05,2021) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
Albeit agreeing with the district court that it (as well as itself) had statutory subject matter jurisdiction, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Panel) concluded that the district...
Judge(s):
James B. Loken; Steven L. Grasz; and Jonathan A. Kobes
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Assured Gauranty Corp. v Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Citation:
20-1930 (1st Circuit, Mar 03,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) held that the judge sitting by designation on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico solely for hearing petitions under...
Judge(s):
Sandra L. Lynch; Kermit V. Lipez, and Ojetta R. Thompson
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Victor Kearney v. Unsecured Creditors Committee

Citation:
19-2209 (10th Circuit, Feb 24,2021) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Affirming the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held: (1) the one-time distribution of assets of two spendthrift trusts (Trsts) for which the debtor...
Judge(s):
Stephanie K. Seymour; Jane L. Kelly; and Scott M. Matheson Jr.
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In re Glenview Health Care Facility, Inc.

Citation:
19-8028 (6th Circuit, Nov 06,2020) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy court erred by disqualifying proposed counsel for a creditors' committee based on the court's conclusion that the law firm's prior representation of a 50% shareholder of the debtor...
Judge(s):
BUCHANAN, DALES, and MASHBURN
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IN RE: THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, AS REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

  • Summarized by David Baker , Law Office of David G. Baker
  • 5 years 8 months ago
Citation:
17-1831 (1st Circuit, Sep 22,2017) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
District Court abused its discretion in denying intervention
Judge(s):
Howard (C.J. and author); Torruella and Kayatata
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Kohut v. United Healthcare Insurance Co. (In re LSC Liquidation, Inc.)

  • Summarized by J. Debbeler , Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP
  • 5 years 10 months ago
Citation:
No. 16-2324; File Name:17a0415n.06 (6th Circuit, Jul 18,2017) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Sixth Circuit affirmed bankruptcy court's decision and found that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in modifying its order under Rule 60(b) to clarify that health insurance policies...
Judge(s):
Suhrheinrich, Batchelder and Stranch, Circuit Judges
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