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  1. May 22, 2025

    US Trustee, Jackson Walker Might Mediate Fee Case

    The U.S. Trustee's Office and Jackson Walker LLP told a Texas federal judge Thursday they are open to mediating the watchdog's bid to have the law firm forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a onetime firm partner.

  2. May 09, 2025

    What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

    Delaware bankruptcy judges will weigh the Chapter 11 plan disclosures of Forever 21 and telecom company Ligado Networks, a collection of asset sales proposed by bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp., as well as Danimer Scientific Inc.'s stalking horse sale to a polymer supplier.

  3. April 16, 2025

    Texas Judge Romance Fees Trial Nixed After Disputes Moved

    A Texas federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday canceled an upcoming trial after a federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office in an effort to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a onetime partner at the firm.

  4. April 14, 2025

    Debt Deals On The Rise, Purdue Can Begin Claims Processing

    A Texas district court, not a bankruptcy court, will oversee the U.S. trustee's efforts to claw back millions in legal fees paid to Jackson Walker over an undisclosed relationship between an attorney and bankruptcy judge; out-of-court debt deals eclipsed Chapter 11s by a 4-to-1 ratio last year; and drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma can begin processing claims ahead of a Chapter 11 confirmation hearing. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  5. April 10, 2025

    Judge Romance Fee Disputes Moved From Bankruptcy Court

    A Texas federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a one time-partner from the firm.

  6. April 08, 2025

    Ex-Judge Subpoenaed In Probe Of Secret Romance With Atty

    The U.S. Trustee has given notice of a subpoena it filed for the trial testimony of former federal bankruptcy judge David Jones, after Jones said he hoped to avoid "live trial testimony" in the agency's pursuit of fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP amid the judge's undisclosed relationship with a firm attorney.

  7. February 24, 2025

    Ex-Judge Hopes To Avoid Testimony In Atty Romance Probe

    Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones said Monday that he's been talking with the U.S. Trustee with the aim of avoiding "live trial testimony" in the probe of his undisclosed romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner, arguing that he's already given a deposition.

  8. November 13, 2024

    Jackson Walker Must Supply Docs In Judge-Atty Affair Probe

    The Texas federal court overseeing a U.S. Trustee's Office probe of a former Jackson Walker LLP partner's undisclosed relationship with a then-bankruptcy judge has given the firm until Friday to turn over its communications with public relations firms and pages from its attorney sourcebook.

  9. November 12, 2024

    3rd Circ. Weighs Boy Scouts Ch. 11, Calif. AG Balks At Fee Bid

    The Third Circuit heard arguments on Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan from sexual abuse survivors as well as insurers, California's attorney general disputed Sullivan & Cromwell's fee requests in Kidde-Fenwal Inc.'s bankruptcy, and the U.S. trustee is seeking documents from Jackson Walker LLP regarding a former attorney's secret relationship with a bankruptcy judge. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  10. November 05, 2024

    Trustee Seeks Jackson Walker Docs In Judge Romance Probe

    Arguing that the issue "presents a matter of national importance" with implications for the integrity of the judicial system, a U.S. bankruptcy trustee has urged a Texas federal court to force Jackson Walker LLP to turn over documents related to a former firm attorney's secret romance with a onetime judge.