August 14, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge will consider bankrupt battery recycler Ascend Elements' Chapter 11 plan, Dish will try to snag the OK to pay off nearly $3 billion in secured notes, and the Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, is angling for a hearing to seek approval of insurer settlements.
August 11, 2026
Dish DBS and its creditors disagreed Tuesday about the impact of a recent Federal Communications Commission order, with the debtor arguing a $2.4 billion trust established by its parent company, EchoStar, now can pay all unsecured creditor claims in full, while the creditors strongly rejected that claim.
August 11, 2026
A group of attorneys from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is representing the official committee of unsecured creditors of video distribution entities owned by EchoStar Corp., including Dish Wireless LLC, as the company seeks to approve its prepackaged reorganization plan.
August 06, 2026
Unsecured creditors in Dish Network's Chapter 11 case have challenged the company's restructuring plans for six Dish Wireless debtors, while the Madoff estate reached a $25 million settlement with Banco Itaú and Steward Health's litigation trust settled with former owner Cerberus Capital Management.
August 05, 2026
Certain debtors in the Chapter 11 case of Dish DBS Corp. have asked for a Texas bankruptcy court's permission to pay off $2.75 billion of notes with the proceeds of a $23 billion spectrum sale to AT&T, saying they would save about $11 million per month in interest.
August 03, 2026
Johnson & Johnson settled talc-related cancer claims that had driven bankruptcy efforts for $5.5 billion, Fat Brands confirmed its Chapter 11 plan, and a prominent former New York bankruptcy judge joined consulting firm M3 Partners.
July 28, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday authorized TV service provider Dish to pay back some $2 billion in notes using proceeds from a $23 billion deal between its nondebtor parent, EchoStar Corp., and cell phone network giant AT&T that closed the same day.
July 23, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday again pumped the brakes on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of EchoStar Corp.'s video distribution and wireless network units, including Dish Wireless LLC, saying the unsecured creditors' committee needs more time to conduct discovery.
July 22, 2026
Dish Network is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to freeze claims against its parent company stemming from Dish's abandoned attempt to launch a nationwide 5G network, saying they would drain resources needed for Dish's Chapter 11 case.
July 17, 2026
A health insurance brokerage will vie for confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan. A medical spa management firm will seek to convert its case to a liquidation. And a Texas bankruptcy judge will consider TGI Fridays' $220,000 settlement with claimants alleging they were fired improperly.