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| Article |
| Harrington v. Purdue Pharma: As We (Don't) Forgive Our (Non) Debtors |
| Laura Coordes |
| 27 Green Bag 291 (2024) |
| Open Access |
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Abstract: Bankruptcy cases don't always make the mainstream news, but the Supreme Court's decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma made a splash this summer. Purdue involved the opioid epidemic, a wealthy and mysterious family, and that family's response to mass tort litigation that threatened to drain their wealth.In Purdue, the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize the use of non-consensual non-debtor releases, essentially saying that bankruptcy law does not permit a release of and injunction against claims directed toward a non-debtor without the claimants' consent. |
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