Defense of Indemnification Claims in $80 Million Lawsuit
Finance Division of Major U.S. Homebuilder
Representation of the finance division of a major U.S. homebuilder in defense of a purported $80 million lawsuit filed by a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase (now in bankruptcy) in the United States. This lawsuit is part of one of the largest, longest-running, and possibly most complex bankruptcy proceedings, and is integral to the plaintiff's strategy to recoup large sums of money from former business partners to pay its bankruptcy creditors.
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