Define: Litigation Claims

The meaning of “Litigation Claims” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Litigation Claims defined in a legal contract?

  • Litigation Claims means the claims, rights to bring a lawsuit, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or any Estate may hold against any Person or Entity, including, without limitation, the Causes of Action of the Debtors or their Estates, in each case solely to the extent of the Debtors’ or their Estates’ interest therein. A non-exclusive list of the Litigation Claims held by the Debtors as of the Effective Date will be Filed with the Plan Supplement, which will be deemed to include any derivative actions filed against any Debtor as of the Effective Date. Seen in 39 SEC filings
  • Litigation Claims means all claims, rights to bring a lawsuit, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that the Debtors or their Estates may hold against any Person, except such claims that are released under the Plan or the Confirmation Order. Seen in 17 SEC filings
  • Litigation Claims means the claims, rights to bring a lawsuit, suits, or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that the Debtors or their Estates may hold against any Person, which are to be retained by the Reorganized Debtors pursuant to this Plan. Seen in 15 SEC filings
  • Litigation Claims means the claims, rights to bring a lawsuit, suits or proceedings, whether in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, that any Debtor or Estate may hold against any person. Seen in 11 SEC filings
  • Litigation Claims means any and all Causes of Action held by a Debtor. Seen in 10 SEC filings
  • Litigation Claims means any Cause of Action that any Debtor or Estate may hold against any Person, including, but not limited to, the claims, rights to bring a lawsuit, suits, and proceedings to be retained by the Reorganized Debtors pursuant to this Plan. Seen in 8 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of litigation claims' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Litigation Claims means claims, rights, suits, proceedings held by a Debtor or Estate against any person or entity.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Debt recovery
  • Debt restructuring
  • Litigation resolution
  • Company acquisitions or mergers

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Litigation Claims means Causes of Action held by a Debtor.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Individual or class action lawsuits
  • Arbitration proceedings
  • Dispute resolution

Relevant Sectors

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Litigation Claims means claims, rights, suits, proceedings held by a Debtor or Estate against any person or entity

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