Highland Capital Management, L.P.

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Case Number:

3:19-bk-34054

Court:

Texas Northern

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  1. June 09, 2025

    Supreme Court Rejects Highland's Bid For Ch. 11 Shields

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by hedge fund Highland Capital Management to continue shielding some of the key parties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy from liability, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowed a bankruptcy court's "gatekeeping" powers to determine who can be sued.

  2. September 06, 2024

    Investment Co. Appeals Sanction In Highland Ch. 11

    An alternative investment company has asked a Texas federal court to overturn a sanctions order it received in defunct hedge fund Highland Capital's Chapter 11 case after the bankruptcy court concluded that it filed a claim in bad faith.

  3. July 10, 2024

    Acis Can't Intervene In Highland Capital Ch. 11 Claim Conflict

    Investment firm Acis Capital Management LP can't get involved in a $9.6 million claim dispute in reorganized hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP's Chapter 11 case, a Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, saying there isn't enough overlap with a pending adversary action Acis filed in its own bankruptcy to give it intervenor standing.

  4. April 05, 2024

    5th Circ. Axes $240K Sanction For Highland Capital Founder

    A panel of the Fifth Circuit has reversed a nearly $240,000 sanction handed down by a Texas bankruptcy court, finding the lower court exceeded its authority by entering a contempt order against Highland Capital co-founder James Dondero and his affiliates for suing the insolvent hedge fund's new leadership in federal court.

  5. October 25, 2023

    Attys In Highland Capital Case Want Contempt Claim Tossed

    Law firms accused by defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP of violating release provisions of its Chapter 11 case by pursuing a stalking claim against a former Highland executive have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss Highland's contempt motion, saying it was a tactic to dodge discovery obligations.

  6. September 14, 2023

    Highland Capital Seeks Contempt For Ex-Exec In Stalking Suit

    Highland Capital Management LP asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to find its former general counsel in contempt, saying the man's suit claiming that he is being stalked by another former Highland executive is a violation of the release provisions in the company's Chapter 11 plan.

  7. March 06, 2023

    Former Highland CEO Loses Bid To Recuse Texas Judge

    The Texas federal judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Highland Capital Management LP has refused to recuse herself from the case at the request of the investment firm's former CEO and others, saying Monday there's no "objective" evidence of bias or animus and calling claims over her published novels a "sideshow."