SAN FRANCISCO – Because Thorpe Insulation Co.’s Chapter 11 plan of reorganization could harm insurance companies, the plan is not “insurance neutral” and, therefore, the insurers have standing to object to it, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held Jan. 24 in reversing approval of the plan and remanding the case so the insurers’ [...]

NEWARK, N.J. – A Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 3 affirmed the dismissal of a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) brought by a New Jersey physician, one of his patients and a physician organization, saying that the plaintiffs failed to allege the prerequisite injury in fact [...]

PHILADELPHIA – The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a divided en banc opinion, on May 4 held that insurers have standing to challenge the confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Global Industries Technologies Inc. (GIT) and remanded the case for a Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy court to determine the legitimacy of a trust [...]