February 20, 2026
First Brands lender Onset Financial Inc. is slamming a $2.9 billion lawsuit that the embattled auto parts maker brought against Onset in Texas bankruptcy court last month, asserting it is the victim rather than a perpetrator of the fraud that sent First Brands into Chapter 11.
February 11, 2026
A former employee at a facility operated by bankrupt auto parts company First Brands Group LLC and one of its subsidiaries has sued the companies, arguing he and workers like him are owed wages and benefits because the company fired them with inadequate forewarning.
February 11, 2026
Since entering bankruptcy, auto parts company First Brands Group Holdings LLC has ridden out its Chapter 11 as the fulcrum of its own insolvency as well as acrimonious adversary proceedings and the federal prosecution of its founder and his brother regarding allegations of sweeping fraud.
February 05, 2026
A group of insurers that issued policies to bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group notified a Texas bankruptcy judge that they intend to appeal a January ruling on the ability of company executives to access insurance proceeds to fund their defenses in misconduct litigation.
February 04, 2026
First Brands Group's unsecured creditors urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to let them retain Nardello & Co. as a forensic financial adviser and assist with their investigation into the "pervasive looting and fraud" that they allege precipitated the auto parts maker's Chapter 11 case.
January 29, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge signed off Thursday on auto parts maker First Brands Group's $48 million in financing from Ford, General Motors, Harley-Davidson and other customers, funds the debtor called a "lifeline" that averted a liquidation of the embattled business.
January 29, 2026
Patrick James, the founder of bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, and his brother Edward James were indicted by federal prosecutors in New York, who accused the pair of inflating invoices, double pledging collateral and concealing liabilities from lenders.
January 28, 2026
Struggling auto parts maker First Brands Group urged a Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday to let it borrow $48 million advanced by Ford, General Motors, Harley-Davidson and other customers, saying it needs the funds to stay afloat after running out of debtor-in-possession financing.
January 22, 2026
Counsel for car parts maker First Brands told a Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday it agreed to lift the automatic stay of its Chapter 11 case to allow certain lenders to access around $250 million of inventory collateral, under an agreement that also resolved a motion to dismiss the bankruptcies of debtor-affiliated special purpose vehicles.
January 13, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge said Tuesday he will hold a hearing in early February to determine if auto parts maker First Brands can tap into millions of dollars in cash entangled in its pre-Chapter 11 financing arrangements.