April 15, 2026
A New York bankruptcy judge disqualified law firm Jones Day from representing talc producer Vanderbilt Minerals in its Chapter 11 case Wednesday, saying the firm's prior work for the larger Vanderbilt corporate family raises questions about its disinterestedness.
April 14, 2026
A New York bankruptcy judge allowed creditors of bankrupt talc producer Vanderbilt Minerals to supplement the record with additional evidence related to the debtor's proposed hire of the Jones Day firm as its legal counsel Tuesday after they raised issues about statements made at a hearing last week.
April 09, 2026
Unsecured creditors of mining company Vanderbilt Minerals told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday that the company's choice of counsel should not be honored because Jones Day previously worked for nondebtor affiliates of the company and is conflicted.
March 27, 2026
Bankruptcy courts this week will consider objections to the retention of Jones Day in mining company Vanderbilt Minerals' Chapter 11 case, a motion by telecommunications company Ligado to postpone a $100 million payment, and approval of an equity rights offering tied to Office Properties Income Trust's Chapter 11 plan.
March 26, 2026
The U.S. Trustee's Office and a group of creditors have urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject mining company Vanderbilt Minerals' bid to retain Jones Day as counsel, arguing the law firm is conflicted because it represented the debtor's parent company prior to Vanderbilt's Chapter 11 case.
March 04, 2026
A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday told mining company Vanderbilt Minerals it will have to delay its Chapter 11 sale timeline by a month to give creditors a chance to look at a proposed deal with corporate insiders linked to the transaction.
February 25, 2026
Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines and processes clay and other materials, has tapped attorneys from Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC and Jones Day to oversee its Chapter 11 case as it pursues an asset sale.
February 24, 2026
A company that provides natural gas compression equipment filed for Chapter 11 with more than $240 million in debt, a clay miner entered bankruptcy protection in response to an uptick in lawsuits, and a flavored air device maker asked U.S. courts to recognize its Canadian insolvency.
February 18, 2026
Vanderbilt Minerals, which mines and processes clay and other materials, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing an increase in lawsuits over alleged cancer-causing asbestos in its products.