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Civil Litigation,
Bankruptcy

Jan. 4, 2022

Court unravels Purdue bankruptcy plan protecting Sacklers

In a recent appellate decision vacating Purdue Pharma’s confirmed chapter 11 bankruptcy plan of reorganization, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed an issue that “has hovered over bankruptcy law for thirty-five years.”

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In a recent appellate decision vacating Purdue Pharma's confirmed chapter 11 bankruptcy plan of reorganization, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed an issue that "has hovered over bankruptcy law for thirty-five years." In re Purdue Pharma, L.P., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 242236 (S.D.N.Y. December 16, 2021). The court identified the "great unsettled question" as whether a bankruptcy court (or any other court) ...

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