Bankruptcy Blogs

Should Investors Who Care About ESG Buy Russian Sovereign Bonds?

03/14/22

Mark Weidemaier and Mitu Gulati

Umm... no?

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Fifth Circuit Opinion Illustrates Risks of Class Proofs of Claim

03/14/22
A new opinion from the Fifth Circuit highlights the perils of class proofs of claim, something I recently wrote about here. In West Wilmington Oilfield Claimants v. Nabors Corporate Services, Inc. (Matter of CJ Holding Company), Case No. 21-20394 (5th Cir. 3/10/22), the Fifth Circuit upheld a bankruptcy court decision which denied creditors covered by a putative class claim permission to file late claims.
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