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Third-Party Releases

Chapter 11 Workshop and Practice Update

Long Island Judge Ends ‘Loss Mitigation’ in His Courtroom

No more informal ‘no-look’ fees in the courtroom of Bankruptcy Judge Robert Grossman.

The Resiliency of the Equality of Creditors Ethos in Bankruptcy

Crossfire

Mass Tort Bankruptcies in Review

Someone Defending an Appeal Isn’t Required to Show ‘Standing,’ Fifth Circuit Says

To satisfy Article III, an appellee need only have ‘concrete adverseness’ and an ongoing interest in the dispute.

Chapter 13 Can Shield Preferences from Recovery

So long as the debtor is paying unsecured creditors what chapter 13 requires, the debtor is not obliged to pursue preferences.

Mass Torts Update

Second J&J Talc Committee (Temporarily?) Disbanded

Decisions by the U.S. Trustee are subject to judicial review, Judge Kaplan says.