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ABI Journal

Plan Confirmation

Purdue District Judge Authorizes Appeal to the Second Circuit on Non-Debtor Releases

The district judge who overturned confirmation of Purdue’s chapter 11 plan is requiring the debtor to expedite the appeal to the Second Circuit.

Majority of Courts Use Confirmation Date to Value a Lender’s Collateral in Cramdown

Courts are split when it comes to deciding whether the confirmation date or the filing date should be used to value a secured lender’s collateral in cramdown.

Delaware Judge Issues Comprehensive Opinion on Makewholes and Unmatured Interest

Split grows on allowance of makewholes and what constitutes disallowed, unmatured interest.

Third-Party, Non-Consensual Releases Nixed in the Purdue ‘Opioid’ Reorganization

Manhattan district judge vacated confirmation of Purdue Pharma’s chapter 11 plan because the court had no statutory power to impose non-consensual releases of creditors’ direct claims against non-debtors.

Government Urges Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of the 2018 Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees

The U.S. Solicitor General wants the Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split and decide whether the increase in U.S. Trustee fees violated the Bankruptcy Clause because it was not immediately applicable in two states with bankruptcy administrators.