Expert Analysis

E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production... (more story)

The 3rd-Party Bankruptcy Release Landscape After Purdue

In its Purdue Pharma ruling prohibiting nonconsensual third-party releases, the U.S. Supreme Court did not comment... (more story)

Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders mu... (more story)

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FTX Exec Looks To Avoid Prison For 'Smallest Share' Of Crime

Former FTX technology chief Zixiao "Gary" Wang on Wednesday asked a Manhattan federal judge not to give him prison time for his part in the $11.2 billion fraud case, calling himself "the one who stands convict... (more story)

Vitamin Shoppe Owner Gets OK For Trimmed Ch. 11 Loan

The owner of the Vitamin Shoppe retail chain and other businesses received interim approval Wednesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge for a slimmed-down Chapter 11 loan after the lenders agreed to more favora... (more story)

Texas' MMA Sues Firm That Took Over Its Hurricane Cases

The bankrupt Houston plaintiffs' firm MMA Law has sued Daly & Black PC, the law firm that took over its clients, in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to claw back a cut of attorneys' fees from thousands of lawsui... (more story)

3rd Circ. Mulls Mootness In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Appeals

Questions over whether equitable and statutory mootness foreclose challenges to the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy took center stage Wednesday during arguments before the Third Circuit, with the judges and... (more story)

Conn's Gets OK For $360M Asset Sale To Debt Collector

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved the sale of most of retail chain Conn's assets to debt collector Jefferson Capital Systems for $360 million after hearing all objections had been resolved.

What Trump's Return Means For Bank Regulation: 5 Questions

With former President Donald Trump now projected to return to the White House, financial services attorneys are predicting the banking industry will see a sharp rightward turn at the Consumer Financial Protect... (more story)

Trump's Win Expected To Pare Back Gensler's SEC Agenda

The reelection of President Donald Trump will bring with it many big changes to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including a new chair who could set a more crypto- and business-friendly policy that... (more story)

Trump Has Official Immunity. What About His Aides?

Whether the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on presidential immunity extends to subordinates who follow a president's orders has become a more pressing question in the wake of Donald Trump's projected election w... (more story)

How Trump Can Quash His Criminal Cases

Donald Trump's projected victory at the polls also translates to a win in the courts, as the second-term president will have the power to end both of his federal criminal cases. And the U.S. Supreme Court's de... (more story)

An Early Look At Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist

With former President Donald Trump projected to win the 2024 presidential election and the Republicans' success in securing the U.S. Senate majority, Trump may now get the chance to appoint two more justices t... (more story)

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Grocery Co. Takeoff Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 7 Conversion

Grocery automation firm Takeoff Technologies reached a new settlement with its creditors and debtor-in-possession lenders that the debtor says paves the way for a Chapter 11 liquidation of its remaining assets... (more story)

Bankruptcy Judge OKs $54M Credit Bid For BurgerFi Assets

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said on Wednesday that he will approve a $10 million credit bid by BurgerFi International Inc.'s senior secured lender TREW Capital Management Private Credit 2 LLC to take over the ... (more story)

Texas Baptist Church Files Ch. 11 Bankruptcy

A Houston Baptist church has filed for a subchapter V small business Chapter 11 in a Texas bankruptcy court with more than $1 million in liabilities.

FINRA Fines Firm Over Lax Real Estate Investment Diligence

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered broker-dealer XP to pay $800,000 in restitution and penalties to settle claims that, among other things, it recommended investments in a series of real estat... (more story)

Lowenstein Sandler Sues Firm Over Dispensary Fee Dispute

A New Jersey law firm accused of helping forcibly dismantle a medical cannabis dispensary to deprive Lowenstein Sandler LLP of over $750,000 in fees for work on the dispensary's behalf has asked the New Jersey... (more story)

California Hotel Hits Ch. 11 For The 2nd Time In 3 Years

SC SJ Holdings, the owner of a San Jose, California, hotel that previously filed for bankruptcy in 2021, filed for Chapter 11 in a California bankruptcy court with $100 million to $500 million in debt.

The Firms With An Inside Track To A New Trump Admin

Law firms that have represented Donald Trump and the Republican Party on everything from personal legal woes to election-related lawsuits could see the risks of that work pay dividends as Trump is projected to... (more story)

Icon Aircraft Gets New Offer For Investor Claims

A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a settlement between light-sport aircraft producer Icon and a group of its shareholders that sued the company in derivative litigation, while pushing back a confirmation he... (more story)

Bankruptcy Not Delaying NJ Health System's Antitrust Case

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge on Tuesday partly denied CarePoint Health Management's request to delay its antitrust case against RWJBarnabas Health Inc. because of CarePoint's recent bankruptcy filing.

Film Production Services Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans

A film production services company owned by embattled private equity firm 777 Partners has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with $88.9 million in liabilities, blaming the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywoo... (more story)