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Shareholders Lack Standing to Appeal in Fifth Circuit, District Judge Holds

Reasonableness of breakup fee is measured by the total contract price, not the amount retained by the debtor.

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Fifth Circuit Bars Creditors’ Own Claims Against Settling Defendants

Fifth Circuit permits bar orders in receiverships while blocking nonconsensual, third-party releases in chapter 11 plans.

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Appellate Standing: The Ninth Circuit Shakes Things Up

Topic Tags

Venue/Jurisdiction

Delaware District Court Doesn’t Want 2,400 Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Suits

The Pacor test for ‘related to’ jurisdiction isn’t so broad when it comes to indemnification agreements.

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Bankruptcy and Sua Sponte State Contempt Proceedings

Bankruptcy Code

11 U.S.C. § 362

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Venue/Jurisdiction

Trustee Allowed to Sue for Fraudulent Transfer on an Unenforceable Contract

Long Island’s Judge Grossman follows the Third Circuit by finding limitations on the Rooker-Feldman doctrine.

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New York Eastern District

Third Circuit Expands the Flexible Notion of ‘Finality’ on Bankruptcy Appeals

The Third Circuit’s new opinion on ‘finality’ will be cast in doubt depending on how the Supreme Court rules in Ritzen.

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Monday, July 1, 2019

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Corporate Governance

Court Administration

Creditors' Committee

Practice and Procedure

Venue/Jurisdiction

Business Reorganization

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LLC Managers Cannot Jettison Duties of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

Arizona Supreme Court allows LLCs to sue managers and members for violation of fiduciary duties.

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Debtors Against the SSA: Who May Hear the Case?

Bankruptcy Code

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Venue/Jurisdiction

Consumer Bankruptcy

Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity

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