The Great Escape: Exploring Chapter 11’s Allure to Mass Tort Defendants

Authors

Natalie R. Earles

Keywords

United States Bankruptcy, Corporate bankruptcy, Mass torts

Abstract

The article explores Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings as a defense strategy used by mass tort defendants to escape unfavorable litigation and proposes the U.S. Congress to revise the Bankruptcy Code to disincentivize the misuse of bankruptcy power.

Repository Citation

Natalie R. Earles, The Great Escape: Exploring Chapter 11’s Allure to Mass Tort Defendants, 82 La. L. Rev. (2022)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.lsu.edu/lalrev/vol82/iss2/9