Gol Linhas Ruling Set To Roil Post-Purdue Release Landscape
A federal judge's decision this week that Brazilian airline Gol Linhas' Chapter 11 plan releases were nonconsensual could have sweeping effects on how debtors secure valuable liability waivers in bankruptcy, complicating the question of what counts as consent under the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma ruling, experts told Law360.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
First Brands will undergo a hearing about a deal regarding its use of lender collateral in its Chapter 11, American Signature will seek the go-ahead on its bidding procedures, and Prospect Medical will make a deferred push to confirm its Chapter 11 plan.
Meet The Attorneys For Sonder, Ch. 7 Trustee
Sonder has tapped a lawyer from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP for its bankruptcy and the Chapter 7 trustee has assembled a team from Duane Morris LLP and Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC as the debtor liquidates under pressure from more than $1 billion in debt.
Gol Linhas Ruling Set To Roil Post-Purdue Release Landscape
A federal judge's decision this week that Brazilian airline Gol Linhas' Chapter 11 plan releases were nonconsensual could have sweeping effects on how debtors secure valuable liability waivers in bankruptcy, complicating the question of what counts as consent under the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma ruling, experts told Law360.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
First Brands will undergo a hearing about a deal regarding its use of lender collateral in its Chapter 11, American Signature will seek the go-ahead on its bidding procedures, and Prospect Medical will make a deferred push to confirm its Chapter 11 plan.
Meet The Attorneys For Sonder, Ch. 7 Trustee
Sonder has tapped a lawyer from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP for its bankruptcy and the Chapter 7 trustee has assembled a team from Duane Morris LLP and Sullivan Hazeltine Allinson LLC as the debtor liquidates under pressure from more than $1 billion in debt.
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