I’m enjoying today a role as co-chair of this Perrin conference on asbestos chapter 11 cases.The timing of the conference is fortuitous...

Chapter 11 filings used to imprint a scarlet letter on a company that was usually actually bankrupt in the classic sense of the word. Not...

After oral argument about a year ago, the 3rd Circuit has now sua sponte issued an order for reargument en banc in the important GIT...

Chapter 11 tort claim funds and trusts, backed by injunctions against litigation, are used for more than just chapter 11 asbestos...

Will the oil rig fiasco result in a chapter 11 filing by BP entities or others ? If so, it could well be a positive for chapter 11 cases...

Two new asbestos chapter 11 cases were filed in the last two weeks. Both filings are interesting for various reasons. One of the filings...

Spring break included time to read several books. Some are relevant to a GlobalTort topics, including one highly relevant to the deep...

Apparently I missed an important day in law school. That is, I assume there was a day in which some professor explained when and how it...

Today is a soapbox day. In my view, a recent jury verdict in a car wreck case in Georgia nicely illustrates the very real tort system...

Remember that Crain’s reported that the the solvent Chicago Cubs would made a quick trip last fall through chapter 11 for a cleansing...

The Supreme Court acted in unusual fashion yesterday on Chrysler, and the actions create some issues that need further thought as to...

Using bankruptcy code chapters 11 and 15 to avoid litigation is not quite as easy as some might think, as illustrated by an order that is...

Here is an AmLaw article about the apparently fairly real possibility of chapter 11 type legislation in Hong Kong. This is getting ahead...

Law360 and various news services had articles over the last two days regarding the Delaware Catholic Diocese filing for chapter 11 due to...

This summer brought the Chrysler and GM chapter 11 cases in which bankruptcy courts issued wide-ranging injunctions that seek to block...

Today, more on the amazing world of bankruptcy where some say bankruptcy code section 105 may be used to issue an injunction to solve...

This prior post reported on the possibility that the Tribune would put the Cubs into chapter 11 to cleanse the entity of risks. It’s now...

The AmLaw Daily has more here on whether the Chicago Cubs corporate entity may file for chapter 11 to cleanse itself of potential claims...

The following item from Crain’s Chicago Business speaks for itself as to today’s use of chapter 11 to manage/resolve risks and...

An AmLaw blog article here reports some GM bondholders are not appealing because they lack funds to fight after Judge Gerber refused to...