Petition of the day
By Aurora Barnes
on May 16, 2018

Thepetition of the day is:
17-1438
Issues:(1) Whether a state court may impose onerous contractual obligations on a non-signatory to the contract by disregarding the full-disclosure requirements of federal bankruptcy law and foisting the undisclosed perpetual indemnity obligation of a Chapter 11 debtor upon an unknowing purchaser of related assets; and (2) whether boilerplate assumed-unless-rejected language in a bankruptcy reorganization plan renders an undisclosed executory contract assumed under 11 U.S.C. 365.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Noble Energy Inc. v. ConocoPhillips Co.
Recommended Citation:
Aurora Barnes,
Petition of the day,
SCOTUSblog (May. 16, 2018, 12:00 AM),
https://www.scotusblog.com/2018/05/petition-of-the-day-1383/