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A District Court may not Enjoin Third-Party Claims Against Insurers without Alternative Compensation Scheme

ABI

By: Justin Henderson. St John’s University School of Law. American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Member. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in SEC v. Stanford International Bank, Ltd. , held that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas abused its discretion when it approved a settlement that would preclude third-parties from bringing claims against the debtor’s insurers (the “Underwriters”). [1] As a result of a ponzi scheme

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