Southern District of New York Archives

Examining Purdue Pharma

by Jonathan C. Lipson (Temple Harold E. Kohn Chair Professor of Law)

Recently, I (along with colleagues at other law schools) asked that an “examiner” be appointed in the Purdue Pharma chapter 11 bankruptcy case, pending in the Southern District of New York. Although the Bankruptcy Court has not yet acted on that request (technically, it was in the form of a letter to the United States

Federal Court Rules that the FAA Preempts New York Law Prohibiting Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims

by Steven W. Suflas, Elliot I. Griffin (LAW ’18), Books Schatschneider, Mark J. Levin and Marjorie J. Peerce

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has held that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state laws that prohibit mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment claims.

Liquidated Damages Under Attack: In re Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.

by Robert M. Vilter, Books Schatschneider, Richard J. Tannenbaum (BA) and Debra S. Verstandig

Reed Smith attorneys discuss a recent SDNY bankruptcy court decision holding liquidated damages unenforceable under certain circumstances.