美国最高法院对Harrington诉Purdue Pharma一案的裁决认为,根据破产法,第三方释放是不可允许的,这影响到公司利用破产来避免像Scouting America这样的诉讼。 5-4 US Supreme Court ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma finds third-party releases unallowed under bankruptcy code, impacting companies using bankruptcy to avoid lawsuits like Scouting America.
美国最高法院在Harrington诉Purdue Pharma案中以5比4的比分裁定，破产法不允许在未经所有人和解同意的情况下将第三方从潜在索赔中解脱出来。 The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma that the bankruptcy code does not permit third parties to be released from potential claims without everyone's settlement consent. 这一裁决可能会影响那些利用破产来逃避诉讼的公司,例如美国童子军,后者于2020年就性虐待指控申请破产。 This ruling could impact companies that use bankruptcy to avoid lawsuits, such as Scouting America, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020 over sexual abuse allegations. 这项裁决可能影响到德克萨斯州双步法的使用,在这一过程中,公司分成两个实体来卸载法律责任。 The ruling may affect the use of the Texas Two-Step, a process where companies split into two entities to offload legal liabilities.