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Judge Goldblatt Reconsiders What Constitutes“Consent” Post Purdue Pharma
by Editor
June 24, 2025
By Michelle Saney (Squire Patton Boggs) On June 27, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling regarding an increasingly heated debate—whether the United States Bankruptcy Code permits nonconsensual, third-party releases. In Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., 144 S.Ct. 2071 (2024) (“Purdue Pharma”), the Supreme Court ruled that the Bankruptcy Code does not permit non-consensual third-party releases in a debtor’s plan… Read more: Judge Goldblatt Reconsiders What Constitutes“Consent” Post Purdue Pharma

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