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Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general popula... (more story)

AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to det... (more story)

Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public bac... (more story)

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SEC Says It's Investigating Bankrupt EV Maker Fisker

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that it's been looking into whether electric-car maker Fisker Inc. violated securities law before it filed for Chapter 11 protection, urging a Delaware f... (more story)

Prison Health Co., Creditors Float Ch. 11 Plan With $50M Trust

Tehum Care Services, a prison healthcare provider, and committees for its unsecured creditors and tort claimants have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to let them solicit votes on a Chapter 11 plan that would al... (more story)

Robertshaw Closes Ch. 11 Sale Hours Before 5th Circ. Stay

Appliance parts maker Robertshaw sold the business to a group of its lenders this week, less than two hours before the Fifth Circuit entered an order staying the deal, marking a setback for Invesco, another le... (more story)

Fried Frank Guides ArentFox Schiff HQ Move In DC

ArentFox Schiff LLP is relocating its Washington, D.C., headquarters to Carr Properties' Midtown Center, where it will take up 120,000 square feet and three full floors, per the landlord who was advised by Fri... (more story)

Ex-Judge Jones Says Judicial Acts Bar Atty Romance Claims

Former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones said judicial immunity bars claims over his undisclosed romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP attorney because the purported harm to the onetime head of ... (more story)

Ex-Skadden Partner Leaves Retirement, Joins AY Strauss

Commercial real estate boutique A.Y. Strauss announced Thursday that it had hired a former Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP litigator who is returning to the legal field after retiring in 2020.

Biden Admin's Latest Debt Relief Plan Blocked In Missouri

A Missouri federal judge Thursday blocked the Biden administration's latest student debt relief proposal, finding that the six Republican-led states leading the challenge will likely show the plan is unlawful,... (more story)

Celsius Corporate Creditors Deal Wins OK From Ch. 11 Judge

A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a settlement proposed by reorganized debtor Celsius Network that will provide digital asset recoveries to its corporate creditors, finding the agreement, achiev... (more story)

Wash. AG Wants Albertsons Sanctioned In Opioid Suit

Washington state's attorney general has accused Albertsons of using a state-court-ordered stay to shield itself from discovery in a consumer protection suit that accuses Rite Aid and grocery store pharmacies o... (more story)

Conn's Seeks OK For $360M Bid From Debt Collector

Retail chain Conn's has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge for permission to accept a $360 million baseline bid to purchase its assets, including the company's portfolio of consumer installment loans, from debt co... (more story)

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Private Utility Blasts Pa. City's Ch. 9 Plan As Asset Grab

Private utility entity Aqua Pennsylvania asked a Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge to reject the City of Chester's proposed Chapter 9 plan, saying the city is trying to "commandeer" water and sewer assets in which... (more story)

EB-5 Partner Accuses NC Atty Of Aiding Investor Coup

A company created to protect an investment project supporting green card applications for Chinese nationals accused a North Carolina attorney in state court of helping shareholders try to place the company int... (more story)

Nursing Home Operator Goldner Blames Lender For Ch. 11

Private equity firm and nursing home operator Goldner Capital Management has filed for Chapter 11 in New York bankruptcy court, claiming a lender orchestrated a "Trojan horse" scheme to cause it to default on ... (more story)

Bankruptcy Doesn't Pause Tipster's Case, Tax Court Says

A tax tipster's bankruptcy filing doesn't pause his U.S. Tax Court case challenging the Internal Revenue Service's denial of his request for a whistleblower award, the Tax Court ruled Thursday, saying the awar... (more story)

Allred Feud With Ex-Tenant Over 'Large Rodent' Puzzles Judge

Gloria Allred's long-running dispute with a former tenant — who said he fled rats in her Manhattan apartment eight years ago — spilled into New York federal court Monday, leaving the judge to wonder aloud why ... (more story)

Sham Law Firm Employee Gets 5 Years For Foreclosure Fraud

A Virginia man was sentenced to five years in prison and hit with a $159,000 fine for what a D.C. federal judge called Thursday the "horrendous" crime of using a Manassas law firm to defraud homeowners facing foreclosure.

Giuliani's Fla. Condo Is Not Off Limits, Ga. Poll Workers Say

Two Georgia women who Rudy Giuliani accused of committing ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election say his $3.5 million Florida condominium should be sold to help cover their $148 million defamation win ... (more story)

Dental Laser Co. Can Tap $5M DIP For Swift Ch. 11 Sale Plans

Biolase Inc., which makes laser systems used by dentists, received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval Thursday to access $1.4 million of an up to $5 million debtor-in-possession package as it plans for a q... (more story)

Climate Data Co. BAWT Loses Bid For Rapid Ch. 11 Exit

BAWT Enterprises LLC, the parent company of climate-data firm Athenium Analytics, on Thursday failed to persuade a Delaware bankruptcy judge to let it seek confirmation of a Chapter 11 restructuring just 15 da... (more story)

Ch. 7 Invalidates $4M Worker Retention Credit Suit, Gov't Says

A road construction company can't sue the Internal Revenue Service for a tax refund for pandemic-era worker credits because its claims stemmed from Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, the federal government told... (more story)