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What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
Delaware bankruptcy judges will weigh the Chapter 11 plan disclosures of Forever 21 and telecom company Ligado Networks, a collection of asset sales proposed by bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp., as well as Danimer Scientific Inc.'s stalking horse sale to a polymer supplier.
Meet The Attorneys Guiding WeightWatchers' Ch.11
A team of lawyers from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is leading the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of WeightWatchers, as the company plans to cut its debt under a restructuring plan set for confirmation in June.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Newly bankrupt Rite Aid was let off the hook for multidistrict litigation over a blood pressure medication, thanks to discharges from its previous, now-closed Chapter 11. Strawberry grower Driscoll's took exception to a vertical farmer's bid to sell one of its master services agreements. And trucking company Yellow Corp. asked to conduct yet another asset sale.
What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week
Delaware bankruptcy judges will weigh the Chapter 11 plan disclosures of Forever 21 and telecom company Ligado Networks, a collection of asset sales proposed by bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp., as well as Danimer Scientific Inc.'s stalking horse sale to a polymer supplier.
Meet The Attorneys Guiding WeightWatchers' Ch.11
A team of lawyers from Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is leading the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of WeightWatchers, as the company plans to cut its debt under a restructuring plan set for confirmation in June.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Newly bankrupt Rite Aid was let off the hook for multidistrict litigation over a blood pressure medication, thanks to discharges from its previous, now-closed Chapter 11. Strawberry grower Driscoll's took exception to a vertical farmer's bid to sell one of its master services agreements. And trucking company Yellow Corp. asked to conduct yet another asset sale.
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A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday gave government information technology contractor Sysorex Government Services permission for a June auction of its business over the objections of the U.S. Trustee's Offic... (more story)
A California federal judge on Thursday postponed a mental health evaluation hearing for Tom Girardi meant to aid the court in sentencing the disbarred attorney for his wire fraud conviction, finding that becau... (more story)
The owner of a 53-unit Corona, California, apartment complex has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California bankruptcy court ahead of a foreclosure proceeding with nearly $46 million in debt.
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