The Uncertain Power of Bankruptcy Courts to Approve Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases
ABI
JANUARY 28, 2024
City of Ground Prairie ( In re Purdue Pharma L.P. ), the Second Circuit held that a bankruptcy court has statutory jurisdiction to approve a plan that includes a nonconsensual third-party release of direct claims against non-debtors. [1] 6] The claims against the Purdue Debtors and the Sacklers were estimated to be more than $40 trillion.
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