Tag: #Bankruptcy

In re Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.

The Third Circuit used In re Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. to clarify the meaning of “mutual” in the Bankruptcy Code provision that allows parties to invoke setoff rights when the debts

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In re Energy Future Holdings Group

In re Energy Future Holdings Group arose from the bankruptcy of Energy Future Holdings and its affiliates (“Debtors”). The Debtors’ most valuable asset was a significant economic interest in Texas’s

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Xtreme Caged Combat v. Zarro

In July 2012, Plaintiff filed a trademark infringement action against Steven Rosenblum (Debtor) and others in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA. In August 2014, a

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Hanrahan v. Ketch

A husband and wife divorced and entered into a property settlement agreement that compelled the wife to make payments to the husband. But soon thereafter, she declared bankruptcy and sought

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In re Tribune Co.

In the case of In re Tribune Co., some of the creditors of the bankrupt Tribune Co. objected to Tribune’s plan of reorganization. The 3rd Circuit held that the text

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Artesanias v. North Mill Capital

In this bankruptcy case, the 3rd Circuit clarified that Bankruptcy Code standing is not constitutional standing (thus, not jurisdictional), and that Chapter 7 trustess can relinquish the statutory authority to

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In re S.S. Body Armor

In this appeal, the Third Circuit reviewed three orders issued by the Bankruptcy Court. The orders approved a settlement entered in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of S.S. Body Armor I,

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