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  • November 21, 2025

    'No Evidence' New Info Backs J&J Unit's Libel Suit, Court Told

    A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary pushed back on the unit's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, arguing it failed to cite any evidence that undermines the court's finding that the article was a nonactionable statement of scientific opinion.

  • November 21, 2025

    Nicklaus' Golf Cos. File Ch. 11 With $500M+ Liabilities

    Nicklaus Companies LLC, the sporting gear and golf course design company founded by legend Jack Nicklaus, and 11 affiliates filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Friday, as it disputes a $50 million jury award in favor of the 85-year-old retired golfer in his defamation suit against the company.

  • November 21, 2025

    Stay Denied In Ch. 11 Suit Over $100M Special Needs Fraud

    A Florida bankruptcy judge on Friday declined to halt an adversary class action against a Texas bank accused of aiding the alleged $100 million theft from a special needs trust, allowing document discovery to proceed while the bank's motion to toss the case is pending. 

  • November 21, 2025

    3rd Circ. Rejects Boy Scout Abuse Claimants' Fee Requests

    The Third Circuit on Friday backed the denial of $21 million in counsel fees to the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice as tort claimants in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy case, ruling that the organization was not a creditor entitled to recoup money from the estate.

  • November 20, 2025

    NoMo SoHo Hotel Owner Seeks $125M Sale In Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to approve sale procedures for the insolvent owner of the NoMo SoHo Hotel in Manhattan, setting it on a path to wrap up the process in just 20 days.

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