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Purdue Pharma Sentencing Punted For In-Person Attendance

A New Jersey federal judge delayed Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma's criminal sentencing by a week, saying rescheduling would give an in-person attendance option to hundreds of observers who tuned in virtually Tuesday.

Sullivan & Cromwell Alerts SDNY To AI Errors In Ch. 15 Case

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, inc... (more story)

Meyer Burger Unit Gets OK On Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday signed off on the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Swiss solar panel company Meyer Burger's U.S. arm, letting the subsidiary sell off its remaining assets and wrap up its bankruptcy.

Beasley Allen Pro Hac Vice Revoked In Philly J&J Talc Cases

A Pennsylvania state court has booted Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys from representing consumers in nine cases that link Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to ovarian cancer, saying their pro hac vice admissi... (more story)

The Onion Makes Deal To Run Alex Jones' Infowars

The state court-appointed receiver of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media business has reached an agreement to license its trademark and domain name to The Onion, as the satirical news outlet seeks ... (more story)

Justices Mull Limits On Federal Review Of State Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with the potential impact of reining in — or even scrapping altogether — a 100-year-old doctrine that curbs litigants' ability to go to federal court to try to overtur... (more story)

Inspired Healthcare Creditors Object To Reid Collins Retention

Inspired Healthcare's unsecured creditors have urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to deny the company's bid to retain Reid Collins & Tsai LLP to help investigate the debtor's pre-Chapter 11 conduct, saying that ta... (more story)

High Court Won't Hear 3rd Circ. J&J Class Cert. Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't review a class certification challenge in a securities class action over Johnson & Johnson's cancer-related talc products in the latest development in a closely w... (more story)

QVC Aiming For Late May Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation

QVC told a Texas bankruptcy judge Friday the home shopping television company wants to get its Chapter 11 debt swap plan confirmed by late May and emerge from the insolvency process within 90 days, as it seeks... (more story)

Solar Co. Freedom Forever Blames Unpaid Bills For Ch. 11

Solar company Freedom Forever told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday that missed payments that mounted after the passage of the federal budget reconciliation bill last year were largely the cause of its Chapt... (more story)

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Stoli Bourbon Affiliate's Ch. 11 Trustee Asks To Hire Broker

The Chapter 11 trustee guiding the bankruptcy of whiskey company Kentucky Owl LLC asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to let her hire a broker to help sell the inventory belonging to the affiliate of Stoli Group USA LLC.

NYC Condo Board Ch. 11 Can Continue For Now

The condo association of a Manhattan hotel and residential tower can stay in Subchapter V bankruptcy for now, after a New York bankruptcy judge requested additional briefing and ordered the debtor to restore p... (more story)

Committee Balks At Hudson Hotel's $10M DIP Increase Ask

The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of entities tied to the former Hudson Hotel objected Saturday to the debtors' request to increase its postpetition financing from $32 milli... (more story)

SPI Energy Seeks Ch. 15 Recognition Of Cayman Wind-Down

Cayman Islands-incorporated solar company SPI Energy has filed in Delaware for Chapter 15 recognition of its liquidation proceedings, saying U.S. court approval may help it conduct investigations and recover assets.

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Vinson & Elkins and Spencer Fane are among the law firms that steered the largest New York City real estate transactions that became public last week, with a trio of Manhattan trades topping the list.

Fla. Judge Confirms Cosmetic Co.'s Ch. 11 Exit Plan

A Florida bankruptcy judge said Friday she would confirm a cosmetic company's reorganization plan after the debtor ironed out a deal with creditors that reduced the founder's equity stake in the company.

Vanderbilt Minerals Seeks OK For Deal With Parent Co.

Vanderbilt Minerals on Friday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve a settlement with its parent company that would pave the way for an asset sale, while creditors argued the ex-talc miner is trying to ... (more story)

Pa. Judge Steps Aside From Case Over Threats To Judges

A Pennsylvania federal judge agreed to step aside from a criminal case involving a man accused of threatening to kill judges after the man pointed out that the jurist had presided over a related bankruptcy matter.

Businessman Denies Duping Council In £150M Solar Deal Row

A businessman has denied owing an effectively bankrupt local English council more than £150 million ($204 million) over a series of failed investments that he allegedly misrepresented and siphoned off for his ... (more story)

Furniture Cos.' $19M Captive Insurance Scam Suit Resumed

A Maryland federal court has resumed a lawsuit accusing a D.C. corporate tax attorney and his former law firm of a $19 million captive insurance scam following notification that the bankruptcy proceedings of t... (more story)

Expert Analysis

E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On ESI Control

Several recent federal court decisions have perpetuated a split over what constitutes “control” of electronically ... (more story)

2 Discovery Rulings Break With Heppner On AI Privilege Issue

While a New York federal court’s recent ruling in U.S. v. Heppner suggests that some litigants’ communications wit... (more story)

What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, wit... (more story)