Jan
26
9th Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing To Object To Thorpe’s Confirmed Plan
January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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’ [...]
Aug
7
3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Health Care Act Case For Lack Of Standing
August 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]
May
24
3rd Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing In Dispute Over Silica-Related Liabilities
May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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 [...]