Recent Divergent Views on Third-Party Injunctions in Mass Tort Bankruptcies

A third-party injunction in a chapter 11 bankruptcy is generally used to protect a non-bankrupt entity from liability that is shared with, or derivative of, a bankrupt entity.  Third-party injunctions are difficult to obtain in any bankruptcy setting, because bankruptcy laws are generally intended to protect debtors in bankruptcy, not non-debtor affiliates. Increasingly, however, third-party […]

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District Court Holds Section 105 can be Used to Avoid Default Provisions Under Confirmed Chapter 11 Plan

In In re Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. Patrick Taylor Adams, et al., Civ. A. No. 3:18-CV-727-L (N.D. Tex. May 31, 2020) [Dkt. No. 8], the District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently affirmed a bankruptcy court’s order reinstating the automatic stay against a creditor post-confirmation and preventing such creditor from exercising […]

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