The Appointment of Patient Care Ombudsman
Congress added several provisions to the Bankruptcy Code in 2005 that were intended to protect patients’ interests in bankruptcies involving health care businesses by mandating that the court appoint a patient care ombudsman (“PCO”) or “patient advocate.” Such appointment is limited to […]
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Motions to Reopen Bankruptcy Cases
Section 350(b) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that “[a] case may be reopened in the court in which such case was closed to administer assets, to accord relief to the debtor, or for other cause.”11 U.S.C. § 350(b); Fed. R. Bankr. P. 5010. This […]
Deadlines for Assuming Nonresidential Leases In Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Section 365 (a) of the Bankruptcy Code provides, in relevant part, that a debtor in possession may, subject to the Court’s approval, “assume or reject any unexpired lease or executory contract of the debtor.” 11 U.S.C. § 365(a). If that unexpired lease is a lease […]
Professor Takes Frustration with Merger Lawsuits to Court
Shout Out to Fordham Law Professor Sean Griffith who applied action to his teaching of mergers and acquisitions.
The legal system is far from perfect. It often feels to me that it has gotten worse over the last decade or so, as the reces-
sion combined with the […]