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ArticleFifth Circuit Rules That Serta Simmons Uptier Violated Credit Agreement, Rejects Equitable Mootness As Bar To Review Of Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation Order And Excises Plan Indemnification ProvisionIn In re Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, 125 F.4th 555 (5th Cir. 2024), as amended, No. 23-20281 (5th Cir. Jan. 21, 2025), revised and superseded, No. 23-20181 (5th Cir. Feb. 14, 2025)...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringJones Day
ArticleA Tale Of 2 Rulings: Serta, Mitel Cases Remind Why Contract Language Matters In Debt DocumentsA three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has unanimously held that the debt exchange undertaken by Serta Simmons Bedding did not qualify as an "open market purchase"...United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringHolland & Knight
ArticleTikTok 5.3亿欧元处罚启示:欧盟个人数据回传国内的合规路径分析(上)2025年4月30日,爱尔兰数据保护委员会("DPC")正式作出针对TikTok Technology Limited("TikTok")的处罚决定,认定TikTok在中国境内远程访问欧洲...ChinaPrivacyJincheng Tongda & Neal
ArticleExpert Testimony In Environmental Claims - Participant vs Litigation ExpertsOften in environmental claims more than one expert will testify at trial. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMiller Thomson
ArticleStrictly For The Record: Scope Of FOI Exceptions Contrasts With Access Rights Under The GDPRLast week the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced a full public consultation of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (the "FOI Act"), which will inform the direction of travel for FOI policy into the future.IrelandPrivacyArthur Cox
ArticleProposed Reforms Could Mean Big Housing Boom For Small Lots In NYCThe New York City Council has unveiled proposed reforms to the City's Construction Codes aimed at unlocking development potential on thousands of small, underutilized lots across all five boroughs. These targeted changes could enable the creation of up to 35,000 new housing units on nearly 3,000 small lots without requiring burdensome zoning changes, addressing the city's housing crisis through technical code modifications rather than wholesale rezoning efforts.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionCole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard
ArticleExpert Testimony In Environmental Claims: Participant Vs Litigation ExpertsThe Ontario Court of Appeal has recently discussed the drafting of expert reports and the nature of expert testimony (respectively in Moore v Getahun, 2015 ONCA 55 (CanLII) and Westerhof v Gee, 2015 ONCA 206 (CanLII)).CanadaEnvironmentMiller Thomson
ArticleDrop It Like It’s Debt: A Canadian Guide To Liability Management Exercises – Part ILiability management exercises (LMEs) enable borrowers to restructure debt outside formal insolvency proceedings by exploiting flexible loan documentation. As Canadian companies increasingly access U.S. debt markets with permissive covenant packages, understanding drop-down, uptiering, and double-dip structures becomes essential for lenders seeking to protect their interests. CanadaFinance and BankingMcMillan LLP
ArticleEastern Promise - SRS AdvogadosThere is also a sense of well-being at SRS at the moment.PortugalLaw Department PerformanceIberian Lawyer
ArticleDebt DownloadThe broadly syndicated loan (BSL) market began this year as it left off last, with strong activity in repricings and dividend recapitalizations but relatively quiet in acquisition financing...United StatesFinance and BankingGoodwin Procter LLP
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ArticleA Binding Settlement Agreement Generally Moots The Action Even If It Requires Future PerformanceIn Serta Simmons Bedding LLC v. Casper Sleep Inc., the Federal Circuit vacated the district court's summary judgment of non-infringement and remanded with instructions to enforce the settlement agreement.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHarness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
ArticlePennsylvania Court Rules Background Screening Law UnconstitutionalUntil any appeal period lapses or any appeal is decided, and while new legislation is considered, the court's decision creates substantial uncertainty for covered employers in Pennsylvania regarding disqualifying criminal record offenses.United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
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ArticleHanisch v. Mckean: Ontario Court Of Appeal Clarifies Jurisdictions Of Divisional Court And Court Of Appeal Over Monetary Awards Of Less Than $50,000Despite rejecting the respondent’s jurisdictional argument, Simmons J.A. did dismiss the appellant’s appeal on its merits.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
ArticleSupreme Court Considers Loss Of A Chance In Professional Negligence ClaimIn Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5, the Supreme Court considered a professional negligence claim against a firm of solicitors.United KingdomLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleCourt Of Appeal Rejects Estimated £9 Billion Crypto Collective Action Based On Speculative BSV GrowthIn an important judgment of relevance to competition litigation and the digital assets market, on 21 May 2025, the Court of Appeal delivered its decision in BSV Claims Ltd v Bittylicious Ltd & Others [2025] EWCA Civ 661...United KingdomTechnologyEnyo Law LLP
ArticleSan Diego County Adds A New Layer To California's Complex Web Of Laws Regulating The Use Of Criminal Records In The Hiring ProcessEffective October 10, 2024, employers in San Diego County must assess compliance with new criminal record screening regulations.United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson