Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.

Decided June 27, 2024. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-124 · 603 U.S. 204 (2024) · Cited 44 times

Holding

The bankruptcy code does not authorize a release and injunction that, as part of a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11, effectively seek to discharge claims against a nondebtor without the consent of affected claimants.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis · 584 U.S. 497 (2018)
• United States v. Energy Resources Co. · 495 U.S. 545 (1990)
• Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey · 524 U.S. 206 (1998)
• Dewsnup v. Timm · 502 U.S. 410 (1992)
• Celotex Corp. v. Edwards · 514 U.S. 300 (1995)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & Bildisco · 465 U.S. 513 (1984)
• Bank of Columbia v. Okely · 17 U.S. 122 (1819)
• Radlax Gateway Hotel, LLC v. Amalgamated Bank · 566 U.S. 639 (2012)
• Michigan v. EPA · 576 U.S. 743 (2015)
• Republic of Iraq v. Beaty · 556 U.S. 848 (2009)
• Bartenwerfer v. Buckley · 598 U.S. 69 (2023)
• Pioneer Investment Services Co. v. Brunswick Associates Ltd. Partnership · 507 U.S. 380 (1993)
• Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · 496 U.S. 384 (1990)
• School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education · 471 U.S. 359 (1985)
• Begay v. United States · 553 U.S. 137 (2008)
• United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
• Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of Cleveland · 478 U.S. 501 (1986)
• Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · 478 U.S. 421 (1986)
• Sossamon v. Texas · 563 U.S. 277 (2011)
• McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
• Taggart v. Lorenzen · 587 U.S. 554 (2019)
• Central Virginia Community College v. Katz · 546 U.S. 356 (2006)
• Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. · 580 U.S. 451 (2017)
• Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Hood · 541 U.S. 440 (2004)
• Wright v. Union Central Life Insurance · 304 U.S. 502 (1938)
• Tanzin v. Tanvir · 592 U.S. 43 (2020)
• Hall v. United States · 566 U.S. 506 (2012)
• Bittner v. United States · 598 U.S. 85 (2023)
• Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States · 598 U.S. 264 (2023)
• AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC · 593 U.S. 67 (2021)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2024). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).