Legal Opinion
In re Gawker Media LLC
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 3, 2018No. Case No. 16-11700 (SMB)Published
1Opinion of the Court
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, United States Bankruptcy Judge:
The confirmed Plan in these cases2 included a third-party release in favor of the Debtors' employees and independent contractors (collectively, the "Providers") who provided content for publication on the Debtors' websites (the "Provider Release"). However, the Provider Release only barred lawsuits brought by an entity "that has received or is deemed to have received distributions made under the Plan."3 In a subsequent state court lawsuit described in In re Gawker Media LLC , 581 B.R. 754 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2017) (" Gawker "), Pregame LLC and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. WesolowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.New York Court of Appeals · 2011
- Hunt Ltd. v. Lifschultz Fast Freight, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Wells v. Shearson Lehman/American Express, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1988
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