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Latest News in Bankruptcy

  • July 15, 2025

    FDIC Says Farella Braun Can't Get Fees In First Republic Suit

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has asked a California federal court to toss a more than $50,000 legal fee claim tied to First Republic Bank's collapse, arguing that Farella Braun, the law firm behind the claim, failed to submit a valid written agreement or itemized invoices and its claim is legally insufficient.

  • July 15, 2025

    Gambling Biz Gets $8.5M In First-Day Ch. 11 Financing

    A company that runs casinos and other gambling venues in three states received a Texas bankruptcy judge's permission Tuesday to make an initial draw of $8.5 million from a Chapter 11 financing package its existing secured lenders provided.

  • July 15, 2025

    Bankruptcy Experts Call For Reset On Sub V, Student Debt

    A group of judges and bankruptcy experts told a congressional panel Tuesday that a reset is needed for the eligibility cap for Subchapter V bankruptcies and the standards for discharging student loan debt.

  • July 15, 2025

    Sunnova Seeks OK For $7M In Ch. 11 Sale Incentives To Execs

    Bankrupt solar panel giant Sunnova has asked a Texas bankruptcy court for permission to pay up to $7 million in cash incentives to its top executives, contingent on securing higher sale proceeds than its stalking horse bids for certain assets.

  • July 15, 2025

    Reed Smith Says Docs Slipped Through Stay In Eletson Row

    Reed Smith has asked the Second Circuit to again step in and block new owners of reorganized Greece-based international shipping company Eletson from viewing communications between the firm and the company's prior owners, saying that, despite a stay already in place, the new owners were allowed to acquire some files.

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