November 03, 2025
A judge agreed to switch the bankruptcy of a media company tied to talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw to a Chapter 7 case, Claire's obtained approval for its Chapter 11 exit plan and Spirit Airlines got the final sign-off for more than $1 billion in postpetition financing.
October 29, 2025
A California bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he will grant a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland to bow out of a Chapter 11 case it started two years ago by mid-November, but rejected calls from creditors to rule the bankruptcy had been filed in bad faith.
September 15, 2025
The Third Circuit determined that the board of directors for former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels had the power to put it into bankruptcy, despite the appointment of a receiver for its assets. The Catholic diocese for Oakland, California, has asked to end its Chapter 11, saying it has little hope for reaching a settlement with creditors. And debtors across the country secured confirmation of Chapter 11 plans.
September 10, 2025
The Diocese of Oakland has asked a bankruptcy judge to dismiss its more than two-year-old Chapter 11 case, saying it cannot afford a contested confirmation hearing after hitting what it called a mediation deadlock with unsecured creditors.
June 04, 2025
Berkeley Research Group told a California bankruptcy court Wednesday its representatives will meet with the U.S. Trustee's Office next week as part of the watchdog's ongoing inquiry into a March cyberattack on the consulting firm that potentially exposed confidential information tied to the bankruptcies of Roman Catholic dioceses across the country.
May 13, 2025
An insurer for a bankrupt group of Catholic friars facing child sexual abuse claims said Tuesday it wants access to information on a data breach at a consulting firm retained by a committee representing the claimants in this and multiple other Catholic organization bankruptcies.
August 01, 2024
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland asked a California bankruptcy judge to extend the window of its exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan, requesting "a modest but much-needed two months" to complete mediation with creditors and insurers.
April 23, 2024
A California bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave his blessing to appoint a fee examiner in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland despite his initial trepidation over hiring a Delaware lawyer with potential connections to the lawyers whose bills will be under the microscope.
January 09, 2024
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, its unsecured creditors and a number of its insurers told a California bankruptcy judge Tuesday that they will begin mediation on the diocese's Chapter 11 plan once they come to an agreement on the mediators.