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Kirk Hartley
Sep 3, 2014
1 min read
Confused About Detroit – Bloomberg Has Some Answers
Bloomberg has a helpful September 2, 2014 article by Steven Church on the legal and social issues in the Detroit bankruptcy case now heading into trial.
It is good to see bankruptcy courts authorizing more investigations into chapter 11 backstories. Here, under investigation, a hedge fund manager was caught and admitted a ‘grave mistake.’ The mistake
Mass tort claiming continues to drive numerous chapter 11 cases. The latest addition to the list is Insys filing due to opioid claims. Some of the prior posturing by the company is reviewed and linked
A tobacco company is the latest entity to use bankruptcy to try to limit its obligations for a mass tort. This instance, however, is different because the bankruptcy is in Canada, ownership of the tob