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ABI Journal

New York Southern District

Texaco’s 1988 Confirmation Didn’t Kill Environmental Suits Decades Later

New York’s Bankruptcy Judge David Jones reopened Texaco’s 1988 bankruptcy to ensure that state courts wouldn’t mistakenly decide that environmental claims were discharged

Purdue Doesn’t Preclude Injunctions from Protecting Nondebtors for the Life of a Plan

New York’s Judge John Mastando saw no reason a Subchapter V plan couldn’t enjoin lawsuits against nondebtors for the life of a five-year plan.

A Foreign Branch of an FDIC-Insured U.S. Bank Remains Ineligible for Chapter 15

The district court affirmed the holding by Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn that a foreign branch of a U.S. bank isn’t eligible for chapter 15.

Barton Halted Third Parties from Suing in an Allegedly Better Forum

When third parties sued a trust created by a confirmed chapter 11 plan, Judge Garrity declined to invent any new exceptions to the Barton doctrine.

Purdue Preliminary Injunction Protecting Nondebtors Upheld on Appeal

The same district judge who correctly predicted that Purdue’s nonconsensual releases were prohibited has nonetheless upheld a preliminary injunction barring suits against nondebtors.

Purdue Creditors Given Derivative Standing to Sue the Sacklers

Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane says that Delaware corporate law can’t prevent committees from having derivative standing.

Proceedings on a Confession of Judgment Can’t Be Removed as ‘Related To’

At least in New York, proceedings on a confession of judgment are neither a ‘claim’ nor a ‘cause of action’ and can’t be removed under 28 U.S.C. § 1452(a).

Sub V Trustee in Chapter 11 Can’t Be Enlisted to Pursue Avoidance Actions

District judge decides that an individual debtor has standing to appeal conversion from Subchapter V of chapter 11 to chapter 7.

New York Court Holds that ‘Future’ Asbestos Claims Can Be Discharged Without a Trust

Professors disagree on whether latent asbestos claims can be discharged without a trust for future claimants.