Agostino Zammiello

The restructuring industry held its proverbial breath following the Supreme Court’s decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., which invalidated the nonconsensual third-party release in the debtors’ plan.  While

Continue Reading New Jersey Bankruptcy Courts Remain a Strong Option for Debtors Seeking to Obtain a Third-Party Release in a post-Purdue Pharma World Following the BowFlex Decision

As previously discussed and anticipated in prior blog posts,[1] the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Siegel v. Fitzgerald, 596 U.S. 464, 142 S.Ct. 1770, 213 L.Ed.2d 39

Continue Reading The Circuit City Landmine Redux, the Final Word (Office of the United States Trustee v. John Q. Hammons Fall 2006, LLC): Supreme Court Holds that Chapter 11 Debtors Do Not Get a Refund on U.S. Trustee Quarterly Fees Under Unconstitutional Fee Increase

Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc. (collectively, the “Debtors”), manufacturers of asbestos-containing cement products, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 30, 2016 (“Petition Date”) in the

Continue Reading Who’s a Party in Interest?  The Supreme Court’s Ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. Opens the Door for Insurers to Intervene in Certain Bankruptcy Proceedings