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New SDNY Decision on Administrative Priority for Executory Contracts

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11 U.S.C. § ” 11 U.S.C. § ” 11 U.S.C. § The first agreement was entered in March 2011, and expired on March 19, 2018, but the parties executed a series of successive extension agreements, extending it through March 31, 2019. RMS filed a chapter 11 petition on February 11, 2019.

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Business Insolvencies at their highest since 1993

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But the proportion of firms going bust was not as severe as during the 2008 global financial crisis, owing to more companies in existence, the government agency said. UK inflation is forecast to be close to the central bank’s 2 per cent target by this point, after rising to a 41-year high of over 11 per cent in 2022.

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The Uncertain Power of Bankruptcy Courts to Approve Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases

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1] In 1995, Purdue, a privately held pharmaceutical company owned and governed by the Sackler family developed and the FDA approved Oxycontin. 3] In 2007, Purdue began facing a number of claims from states and individuals, and at the same time, distributed approximately $11 billion to Sackler Family Trusts. [4] 11] Id.

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630,000 UK Companies facing Insolvency

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Data shows there were 14,030 CCJs lodged against companies during October, November and December in 2019, with only 9,716 lodged during the same period in 2020, a fall of 31%. During October, November and December 2019, 644 were lodged compared to just 94 during the same period in 2020, a fall of 85%.

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The Final Say: Conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 is Not a Given

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It is well-settled that if you are a debtor in chapter 11, you do not have the unfettered right to convert the case to a chapter 7 liquidation. In 2017, the debtor filed chapter 11, following years of ultimately unsuccessful litigation stemming, in part, from the co-trustees’ meritorious countersuit. 20-33, 2021 WL 941435 (B.A.P.

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Section 363(m) is not a Jurisdictional Constraint on Appellate Review of Property Transfers

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John’s University School of Law American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff Section 363(b) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) provides that bankruptcy courts may authorize the trustee of a debtor to sell or lease property of the bankruptcy estate. [1] 1] 11 U.S.C. § Agustin Bujanda St.

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Individual Bankruptcy Filings Fall During Pandemic

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The number of people seeking bankruptcy fell sharply during the pandemic as government aid propped up income and staved off housing and student-loan obligations. Bankruptcy filings by consumers under chapter 7 were down 22% last year compared with 2019, while individual filings under chapter 13 fell 46%, according to Epiq data.