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First Brands' Ch. 11 Plan Revives Angst Over Admin Claims

A slew of recent objections to First Brands Group's Chapter 11 plan has put fresh attention on the company's bid to pay high-ranking administrative expenses from future litigation, a structure that experts tol... (more story)

Judge Addresses Angst Over Summer Camp Ch. 11 Sale

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has addressed families' concerns about the sale of a century-old New York sleep-away summer camp in the Chapter 11 case of SIMAD Holdings, telling parents their comments will be c... (more story)

What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

A restaurant chain operator and a car parts maker will both go before Texas bankruptcy judges seeking confirmation of their Chapter 11 plans, and an investment platform will seek to compel its liquidation trus... (more story)

Kroll Can Arbitrate Some Data Claims, Ax Others, Judge Says

Bankruptcy claims agent Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC should be able to arbitrate claims over a 2023 data breach affecting FTX Trading customers, but claims from a BlockFi user should be tossed, accor... (more story)

Judge Again Lengthens Timeline For Dish Wireless Ch. 11

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 cr... (more story)

Barretts Minerals' Ch. 11 Paused Pending Talc Liability Ruling

A Texas bankruptcy judge has abated proceedings in Barretts Minerals Inc.'s Chapter 11 case, canceling a key hearing on a proposed plan, until a district court decides whether its talc contained cancer-causing... (more story)

Judge OKs $27.5M Cost Agreement For Calif. Cleanup Suit

A California federal judge Wednesday approved a $27.5 million agreement a Golden State regulator and seven companies submitted for litigation over the cleanup of a former lead smelting and battery recycling fa... (more story)

Mo. Panel Says Exclusion Bars Mallinckrodt Opioid Coverage

A Missouri appellate court upheld a win for a group of insurers on their arguments that a "your products" policy exclusion applied to bar coverage of alleged damages from drugmaker Mallinckrodt's unbranded mar... (more story)

Summer Camp Ch. 11's Real Estate Arm Can Use Lender Cash

Real estate company DAMIS Holdings, sister company to bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings, on Thursday told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge it had secured an agreement from nearly all of its lenders on ... (more story)

Simpson Thacher Warned Co. About Deal Terms, Jury Told

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising vehicle alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. told a Florida jury Thursday that he flagged deal terms that later became de... (more story)

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Finch Therapeutics Can Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday conditionally approved the disclosure statement for microbiome treatment developer Finch Therapeutics' Chapter 11 plan, allowing it to solicit creditor votes.

Former Drug Co. Akorn Gets OK For $18.5M Ch. 7 Settlement

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has signed off on a deal resolving a $28.3 million claim by the buyer of defunct drug developer Akorn's assets, allowing an $18.5 million claim in the Chapter 7 case.

TGI Fridays Wins Confirmation Of Liquidating Ch. 11 Plan

The casual dining chain TGI Friday's Inc. on Thursday won approval of its Chapter 11 liquidation plan to offload its remaining assets and eventually distribute them through a trust, after creditors voted overw... (more story)

Team Systems Execs Seek Recusal In Ch. 7 Clawback Suit

Former executives of bankrupt government contractor Team Systems International asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to recuse himself from the contractor's Chapter 7 case and a $14 million clawback case against t... (more story)

Sangamo Wins OK For Cheaper $35M Ch. 11 Loan

Biotechnology company Sangamo Therapeutics received interim approval Thursday to tap into a new, $35 million Chapter 11 financing package with a lower interest rate.

Crypto Miner Poolin Hits Ch. 11 After China Ban, Market Slump

Bitcoin miner Poolin Technology filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court with more than $173 million in liabilities and plans for an asset sale, pointing to price volatility and a Chinese... (more story)

RBS Hit With £73M Claim Over Rockfire Solar Bond Transfers

A collapsed investment company has sued the Royal Bank of Scotland for more than £73 million ($97 million), accusing the lender of allowing cash earmarked for solar farms to be siphoned off by the company's director.

Parents Lament Bidder In Summer Camp Bankruptcy Sale

As bankrupt SIMAD Holdings pushes forward with quick sales of the summer camps it owns, distraught parents whose children attend one camp in New York have expressed deep concerns about the process and the outs... (more story)

NY Castle Owner Says Sale Efforts Justify Ch. 11

The entity behind a century-old castle on the Gold Coast of New York's Long Island has defended its Chapter 11 case against a dismissal motion from the U.S. Trustee's Office, arguing the estate was not losing ... (more story)

Co. Turned Away Simpson Thacher's Deal Meeting, Jury Told

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising round alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. testified in a Florida state malpractice trial Wednesday that the insurance se... (more story)

Expert Analysis

FDIC Proposals Mark Pullback In Bank Resolution Rules

A recent pair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposals would fundamentally reshape testing of banks' resolutio... (more story)

Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly every... (more story)

$400M Serta Ruling Offers Warning On Uptier Deal Risks

A Texas bankruptcy court's recent remand ruling, which disallowed Serta Simmons Bedding’s uptier debt exchange and... (more story)