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After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming bett... (more story)

The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weedkiller may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insight... (more story)

The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's gold... (more story)

District Court Tosses Invesco Appeal Of Robertshaw Debt Deal

A Texas federal judge has affirmed a bankruptcy court's 2024 ruling in a liability management dispute involving Robertshaw, Invesco and other parties, rejecting Invesco's claims against a separate lender group... (more story)

Guo Daughter Faces Daily Fines For Unpaid Trustee Fees

Chinese exile Miles Guo's daughter has been found in civil contempt and fined $1,000 per day until she reimburses the trustee handling her father's Chapter 11 estate nearly $371,900 in fees and costs arising f... (more story)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving arbitration, corporate control, advancement rights, freeze-out mergers and insolvent company wind-downs.

The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, wi... (more story)

The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

SVB's CEO Was Paid Millions As Risk Rating Slid, Judge Told​​​​

Silicon Valley Bank's ex-CEO testified Thursday during a California federal bench trial over the FDIC's claims that the bank's brass mismanaged its assets, acknowledging during a tense examination that he rece... (more story)

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Hormone Therapy Co. Says Bully Lenders Stirred Ch. 11

Senior lenders strong-armed a company that provides healthcare related to hormone replacement, using a default notice to make it pay high interest and driving it into Chapter 11 with $146 million in debt, per ... (more story)

Ex-MLB Star Files Ch. 11 After Federal Gambling Conviction

Former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in Florida with at least $1 million of debt several months after a California federal court jury found him guilty of lying to ... (more story)

Data Co. Founder's $25M Fraud Trial Set For January

A Manhattan federal judge on Monday set a January trial date for the founder of California data company Near Intelligence on charges that he conspired to inflate revenues by $25 million, but heard that he is e... (more story)

LA's Pacifica Hospital Of The Valley Files $100M+ Ch. 11

Pacifica Hospital of the Valley, a 231-bed Los Angeles Hospital, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with more than $100 million in liabilities.

Float Alaska Modifies Ch. 11 Plan, Gives Sponsor More Time

Airline operator Float Alaska received approval Thursday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge to modify its Chapter 11 plan and allow it to pivot to a deal with a backup bidder if its original sponsor doesn't meet... (more story)

Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

Hilco Can't Duck Holiday Store Workers' Wage Claims

Hilco Merchant Resources must face a lawsuit from a putative class of nationwide workers who ran going-out-of-business sales at Christmas Tree Shops, a Delaware bankruptcy judge has determined, rejecting the a... (more story)

Richards Layton Promotes 6 Attys To Directors, Counsel

Delaware-based Richards Layton & Finger has announced that three of its attorneys were elected to serve as directors of the firm and three others were elevated to counsel.

Bitcoin Depot Nets 5 Deals In Ch. 11 Asset Sale

Bitcoin Depot told a Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday that five buyers had prevailed in an auction this week for the cryptocurrency company's kiosks, business lines and other assets, offering a total of $1.4 million.

Float Alaska Asks To Modify Ch. 11 Plan After Missed Payment

Airline operator Float Alaska has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to modify its confirmed Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement so that it can enter into a transaction with a backup bidder ... (more story)

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5 Rulings Clarify Limits On Chapter 15 Public Policy Exception

Recent bankruptcy decisions from New York and Delaware federal courts distinguish between relief a U.S. bankruptcy... (more story)

Congress Must Resolve Growing Subchapter V Uncertainty

Congress must pass a bill to permanently restore the Subchapter V debt limit and clarify several other key points ... (more story)

Choral Singing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, wh... (more story)