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Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on bankruptcy law. Coverage includes corporate bankruptcies and out-of-court restructurings, as well as corporate distress and imminent bankruptcy and policy developments that affect bankruptcy law.
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Latest News in Bankruptcy
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September 24, 2018
The Likely Death Of Nondebtor Substantive Consolidation
Although many courts permit substantive consolidation of a debtor and a nondebtor absent unusual circumstances, recent decisions have imposed significant practical limitations that effectively make such consolidation all but impossible, say R. Stephen McNeill and D. Ryan Slaugh of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP.
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September 21, 2018
Ex-Judge Joins Dickinson Wright In Fort Lauderdale
Former Judge Jorge J. Perez has joined Dickinson Wright PLLC’s litigation group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he is an oft-appointed receiver in insolvencies and an arbitrator.
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September 21, 2018
Calif. Gov. Signs Wildfire Bills, Limiting PG&E Liability
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a package of bills Friday that aims to help the state prevent and recover from catastrophic wildfires, including a controversial bill that critics call a bailout for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. but that its author says is needed to save the liability-burdened utility from bankruptcy.
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September 21, 2018
Battle Brewing Over Weinstein's Info Request In Del. Ch. 11
The Weinstein Co. Holdings LLC filed an objection on Thursday in Delaware bankruptcy court to what it claims is a "burdensome" request by Harvey Weinstein seeking documents about his rights to certain films and projects.
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September 21, 2018
Ex-Cocoa Trading Co. Exec Gets 3 Months For $352M Fraud
U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff on Friday hit a former Transmar Commodity Group Ltd. finance executive with a three-month sentence for his role in a $352 million fraud that bankrupted the cocoa trader and damaged banks, crediting his effort to cooperate but saying the size of the caper required a prison term.
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