Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split among its creditors.
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Inspired Healthcare Seeks OK For $713M Asset Sale

By Rick Archer

Inspired Healthcare on Tuesday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of 30 of its senior living communities but to leave for later the question of how the $713 million in proceeds will be split among its creditors.

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Yardbird Can Tap $5.4M Ch. 11 Loan To Pursue Asset Sale

By Vince Sullivan

Casual Southern dining chain Yardbird on Tuesday received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's interim approval to get a taste of its $5.4 million in Chapter 11 financing as the debtor prepares to run a sale process for its restaurant operations.

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Wendy's Says 314-Store Franchisee Lost Rights Before Ch. 11

By Yun Park

Wendy's Co. told a Michigan bankruptcy court that one of its largest U.S. franchisees lost the right to operate 314 restaurants before filing for Chapter 11 protection, arguing that the franchise agreements had been validly terminated and are no longer part of the debtor's bankruptcy estate.

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CHAPTER 11

Ex-Nuclear Power Workers Ask To Amend Wage-Fixing Suit

By Clara Geoghegan

Former nuclear plant workers are asking a Maryland federal court to let them refile a proposed class action, saying they have new, direct evidence that companies worked together to fix wages in the nuclear energy industry.

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Lender's $8.1M In Losses Were 'Self-Inflicted,' 11th Circ. Told

By David Minsky

The former CEO of a lender that financed independent insurance marketers has urged the Eleventh Circuit to reverse an $8.1 million trial judgment for breaching his work terms, arguing that the damages sustained by his previous employer were "self-inflicted." 

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Seyfarth Says Data Breach Exposed Social Security Numbers

By Hailey Konnath

Seyfarth Shaw LLP has disclosed a recent data breach that exposed the names and Social Security numbers of at least 300 individuals, according to notices filed with the Texas and California attorneys general.

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Meta Flaunts 'Abuse' Of Atty-Client Privilege, Judge Told

By Dorothy Atkins

A California federal judge ordered Meta on Tuesday to rereview privilege designations on 300 documents in social media addiction litigation, after plaintiffs' lawyers cited a "culture of privilege abuse" epitomized by Instagram swag hats embroidered with "a/c priv" — the shorthand used to log withheld documents.

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Mich. Fed. Judge On 1-Year Leave Over Drunken Driving Case

By Jack Karp

U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington is taking a one-year paid leave of absence from the bench following his misdemeanor conviction for drunken driving, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan announced Tuesday.

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Womble Bond Can't Quit Dutch Client With TM Trial Looming

By Hayley Fowler

Womble Bond Dickinson can't withdraw from a trademark feud that's dragged on for more than five years between U.S. and Dutch software companies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, saying the firm's exit at this late stage "would be completely disruptive."

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Anderson Law Firm

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Carrington Coleman

Cohen Milstein

Cole Schotz

Covington & Burling

Cravath Swaine

Dechert LLP

Eckert Seamans

Ellis & Winters

Goodwin Procter

Greenberg Traurig

Gressley Kaplin

Hagens Berman

Handley Farah

Horvitz & Levy

Hunton Andrews

Jenner & Block

Keller & Almassian

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Kramer LLP

Kramon & Graham

Latham & Watkins

Lewis Brisbois

Lewis Rice

Lieff Cabraser

Lockridge Grindal

McDermott Will & Schulte

McDonald Hopkins

McGuireWoods

Miles & Stockbridge

Morgan Lewis

Munsch Hardt

O'Melveny & Myers

Pillsbury Winthrop

Potter Anderson

Quinn Emanuel

Riker Danzig

Seyfarth Shaw

Sidley Austin

Skadden Arps

Spencer Fane

Sullivan & Cromwell

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Tiffany & Bosco

Troutman

Venable LLP

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WilmerHale

Winston Taylor

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777 Partners LLC

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Ameren Corp.

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

Arizona Public Service Co.

City National Bank

Constellation Energy Corp.

DTE Energy Co.

Discord Inc.

Dominion Energy Inc.

Duke Energy Corp.

Energy Northwest

Entergy Corp.

FirstEnergy Corp.

HealthCare Partners LLC

Instagram Inc.

Los Angeles Unified School District

Luminant Generation Co. LLC

Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

NextEra Energy Inc.

PG&E Corp.

Pinnacle Bank

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

Roblox Corp.

STP Nuclear Operating Co.

Snap Inc.

Southern California Edison Co.

The Southern Co. Inc.

The Wendy's Co.

TikTok Inc.

Twitter Inc.

Vistra Corp.

Welltower Inc.

X Corp.

Xcel Energy Inc.

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Attorney General's Office

Tennessee Valley Authority

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court