ANALYSIS: How Purdue Pharma Could Reshape Ch. 11 Practice

Nov. 6, 2023, 2:00 AM UTC

The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in December in the Purdue Pharma case over whether the Bankruptcy Code allows a Chapter 11 plan to provide nonconsensual releases to nondebtor third parties.

The case has the attention of both the general public and bankruptcy practitioners. It involves a multibillion dollar settlement with a wealthy family for their alleged involvement in the opioid epidemic, and also promises to be one of the most consequential Supreme Court opinions on bankruptcy in over a decade, bringing changes to Chapter 11 bankruptcy practice.

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