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26 Feb 2008, 6:53 am
In an important recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, testing the outer reaches of a bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction, In re Johns Manville Corp., 06-2099 (2d Cir. [read post]
15 Dec 2008, 11:32 pm
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Lifland,J.) confirmed a landmark plan of reorganization for Johns ¬-Manville Corporation that channeled hundreds of thousands of asbestos-related personal injury claims into a special trust fund for the benefit of injured workers and their families. [read post]
5 Mar 2016, 12:10 pm by Adam Levitin
We've seen courts grant them generally in two situations: mass torts (e.g., Johns Manville for asbestos, before the adoption of section 524(g)) and when there is a high degree of overlapping identity between the debtor and the third parties (e.g., officers and directors of closely held companies, when the company is sort of an alter ego). [read post]
5 May 2022, 9:01 pm by Kate Waldock
§ 1102(a)(1). [12] See In re Johns-Manville Corp., 26 B.R. 919 (Bankr. [read post]
30 Aug 2012, 11:05 pm
Cases here: http://www.bankruptcylitigationblog.com/uploads/file/KeyMadoff546Cases-SDNY-2010-11.pdf … B-SDNY: Picard's common law non-fraud claims ag insiders for failure to supervise, etc, not preempted by NY Martin Act. http://www.bankruptcylitigationblog.com/uploads/file/PicardvsMadoffs-BK-SDNY-Lifland-9-22-11.pdf … B-SDNY: Wagoner & in pari delicto rules dont apply to insiders so Picard has standing sue them for common law fraud.… [read post]