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Korean Claimants v. Dow Silicones Corp.

  • Summarized by J. Debbeler , Bricker Graydon LLP
  • 1 month 4 weeks ago
Citation:
23-193c; File No. 24a0447n.06 (6th Circuit, Nov 07,2024) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
Claimants who failed to timely cash settlement checks from the Dow Corning Settlement Facility (Facility) are now barred from receiving payment by the district court order finalizing time for...
Judge(s):
Sutton, Chief Judge, and Readler, and Bloomkatz, Circuit Judges
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LTL MANAGEMENT LLC

Citation:
23-2971 and 23-2972 (3rd Circuit, Jul 25,2024) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
A debtor is ineligible for bankruptcy in the Third Circuit if it cannot show that it is in financial distress. A debtor's mere forecast of blockbuster verdicts against it, or the "attenuated"...
Judge(s):
RESTREPO, FREEMAN, and AMBRO, Circuit Judges
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Minor Children v. Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (In re: Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 5 months 3 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 23-30565 (5th Circuit, Jul 17,2024) Not Published
Case Status:
Reversed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held (a) the Minor Children had Article III standing to appeal from a bankruptcy court's decision denying their motion for a "comfort order" to...
Judge(s):
King, Jones, and Oldham
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Pub. Emps. Ret. Ass'n of N.M. v. Earley (In re PG&E Corp. Sec. Litig.)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 8 months 6 days ago
Citation:
No. 22-16711 (9th Circuit, May 03,2024) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held a district court abused its discretion in imposing a "docket management" stay on a securities class action lawsuit related to a pending...
Judge(s):
Wallace, Boggs, Forrest
Tag(s):

ANTHONY GANTNER v PG&E CORPORATION; PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

Citation:
21-15571 (9th Circuit, Jan 23,2024) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In light of the answer of the California Supreme Court (CASC) to one certified state law question - "yes," section 1759 of the California Public Utilities Code (CPUC) preempts a negligence claim...
Judge(s):
Danny J. Boggs; John B. Owens; and Michelle T. Friedland
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RDNJ Trowbridge v. Chesapeake

  • Summarized by Caleb Chaplain , U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia
  • 1 year 6 months ago
Citation:
21-20323 (5th Circuit, Jun 08,2023) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The Court of Appeals held that the bankruptcy court’s handling of approval of the settlement of class claims, “predicated on 28 U.S.C. § 1334(a) or (b), rather than in the court where the...
Judge(s):
Judge Edith H. Jones, Judge James C. Ho, and Judge Cory T. Wilson
Tag(s):

In re: Purdue Pharma L.P.

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 1 year 7 months 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
Tag(s):

In re: LTL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Citation:
22-2003, 22-2004, 22-2005, 22-2006, 22-2007, 22-2008, 22-2009, 22-2010, 22-2011 (3rd Circuit, Jan 30,2023) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The bankruptcy case must be dismissed because the debtor is not in imminent financial distress. In determining whether a case was filed in good faith, bankruptcy courts can look at the financial...
Judge(s):
AMBRO, RESTREPO, and FUENTES
Tag(s):

In re TRIANGLE CAYMAN ASSET COMPANY

Citation:
19-1251, 19-1786, 20-1284 (1st Circuit, Oct 24,2022) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
In a case so complex to require a timeline, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Circuit) dismissed those aspects deemed moot without any merit review but affirmed the grant of summary...
Judge(s):
Gustavo Gelpí; Kermit V. Lipez; and O. Regeriee Thompson
Tag(s):

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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