3rd Circuit Hears From Claimants, Debtors On Supreme Court Holding

(February 14, 2020, 9:22 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling does not support the proposition that a bankruptcy claims bar date order is a final order, holders of “unmanifested” asbestos claims told the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 31, while Chapter 11 debtor Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) said the bar date is a final order under the high court’s holding, meaning an appeal by the claimants is untimely (In re:  Energy Future Holdings, et al., No. 19-1430, 3rd Cir.)....