Bruce Bennett
Jones Day
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USA - August 19 2019 On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Taggart v. Lorenzen, 139 S. Ct. 1795 (2019), that a bankruptcy court may hold a creditor in civil...
Fifth Circuit Suggests Claims for Make-Whole Amounts Should Be Disallowed
USA - January 29 2019 On January 17, 2019, the Fifth Circuit strongly suggested that claims for make-whole damages be characterized as "unmatured interest"...
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Supreme Court Adopts Deferential Standard of Review on Chapter 11 Insider Status
USA - March 12 2018 In U.S. Capital Bank N.A. v. Village at Lakeridge, LLC, No. 15-1509 (U.S. Mar. 5, 2018), the U.S. Supreme Court held that an appellate court should...
High Court Tightens Section 546(e) Safe Harbor for Securities Transaction Payments
USA - March 7 2018 The U.S. Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling resolving a long-standing circuit split over the scope of the Bankruptcy Code's "safe...
Second Circuit Rules on Chapter 11 Cram-Down, Make-Whole, and Subordination Issues
USA - October 25 2017 In In re MPM Silicones, L.L.C., secured noteholders argued that replacement notes distributed to them under a cram-down...
