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September 03,2025

Pennsylvania District Court Disagrees with the Fourth Circuit on License Assignment

Overcoming the ‘hypothetical test’ preventing license assumption under Section 365(c) doesn’t require consent to assumption if it permits assignment, two courts say in differing with the Fourth Circuit

William S. Stickman, IV

September 02,2025

Business

Third Circuit Dissenter Says that Bankruptcy Judges ‘Assist’ Article III Judges

The dissenter on rehearing believes there are narrow grounds for reopening a closed bankruptcy case.

Paul B. Matey

August 29,2025

Business

Third Circuit: Confirmation Order Was Res Judicata Between Third Parties

The majority on a Third Circuit panel decided that a confirmation order many years earlier prevented one nondebtor from suing another nondebtor on an issue that wouldn’t affect the debtor’s estate but did entail interpreting the confirmation order.

Michael A. Chagares

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Congressional Hearing Matrix

The Federal Regulators' Response to Recent Bank Failures
Oversight of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank: GAO’s Preliminary Review
Examining the Failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank
Evading Accountability: Corporate Manipulation of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System

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Senators Introduce Amendment to Defense Appropriations Bill to Renew Higher Debt Limits for Subchapter V and Chapter 13
U.S. Securities Regulator Lays Out Sweeping Plans to Accommodate Crypto
A Rule Lifting Medical Debt from Credit Scores Was Voided. What Will Change?
Total Bankruptcy Filings Drop 24 Percent in Calendar Year 2021, Commercial Chapter 11s Down 48 Percent
Commentary: The Populist Backlash Regarding Chapter 11

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Experts to Discuss New Bankruptcy Laws to Help Distressed Small Businesses, Disabled Veterans and Family Farmers on ABI Media Webinar
Experts to Discuss Supreme Court’s Ruling in Taggart v. Lorenzen and Potential Implications on ABI Media Webinar
Experts Discuss Supreme Court's Ruling in Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson and Its Implications on Debt Collection Practices
Examining the Supreme Court's Ruling in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp.
Examining the Supreme Court's Ruling in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust

Supreme Court Cases

Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. (22-1079)
Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC (22-1238)
Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., (23-124)
Tyler v. Hennepin County, 22-166
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, 22-227

Press Releases

Retail Bankruptcies, Supreme Court Developments, Litigation Issues and More to be Discussed at ABI's Views from the Bench Program on Sept. 26
Liability-Management Transactions, Extraordinary Circumstances in Consumer Cases, Issue-Driven Venue Considerations and More to Be Considered at ABI's Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Aug. 25-27
Total Bankruptcy Filings Increased 10 Percent in the First Half of 2025
Total Bankruptcy Filings Increased 10 Percent in the First Half of 2025
July Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Increase 78 Percent over Last Year

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