By Laura Coordes (Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law) Over the past few years, a growing number of …
Bankruptcy Amnesia
By Jonathan Lipson (Temple University Beasley School of Law) [Editor's Note: The author represented, on a pro bono basis, an …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Postscript and Analysis of Third Circuit Dismissal of LTL Management’s Bankruptcy
Editor's Note: On November 1, 2022, the BRT concluded our eight-part series on the Texas Two-Step, the bankruptcy of LTL …
Please Don’t Forget the Victims: Mass Torts, Third Party Releases and the U.S. Bankruptcy Code
By Marshall S. Huebner and Marc J. Tobak (Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP) [Editor's Note: The authors, along with other …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] A Different Look at Sec. 548 and Concluding Thoughts
Note: This is the eighth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, the bankruptcy of LTL Management, and the future of mass tort …
“A Bitter Result”: Purdue Pharma, a Sackler Bankruptcy Filing, and Improving Monetary and Nonmonetary Recoveries in Mass Tort Bankruptcies
By William Organek (Harvard Law School) Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in 2019 to resolve …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] The Texas Two-Step and Mandatory Non-Opt-Out Settlement Powers
By Ralph Brubaker (University of Illinois College of Law) Note: This is the sixth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, the …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Is the Texas Two-Step a Proper Chapter 11 Dance?
By David Skeel (University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School) Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts on the Texas Two-Step, …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] A Qualified Defense of Divisional Mergers
By Anthony Casey and Joshua Macey (University of Chicago Law School) Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts on the Texas …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Upending the Traditional Chapter 11 Bargain
By Jared A. Ellias (University of California, Hastings College of the Law; Harvard Law School) Note: This is the third in a …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Vertical Forum Shopping in Bankruptcy
By Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple University-Beasley School of Law) Note: This is the second in a series of posts on the Texas Two …
[Texas Two-Step and the Future of Mass Tort Bankruptcy Series] Introduction to LTL Management’s Bankruptcy
By Jin Lee and Amelia Ricketts (Harvard Law School) Note: This is the first in a series of posts on the Texas Two Step, the …