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Data Privacy A Growing Concern In Bankruptcies, Panel Says
A panel discussion hosted by the New York City Bar Association touched on data privacy in bankruptcy cases in the wake of 23andMe’s contentious Chapter 11.

Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy won a $33 million mansion for the estate. An insolvent real estate investment firm in New Jersey launched an adversary action seeking to block a $21 million secured claim. And members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced their version of legislation preventing treatment of DNA as an ordinary bankruptcy asset.

Stablecoin Law Risks Instability For Crypto Bankruptcies
Legislation enacted this past week to regulate payment stablecoins features some of the most significant changes to U.S. bankruptcy law in two decades, providing coinholders with first-priority claims in certain insolvency cases in a way that risks sowing dysfunction in bankruptcy proceedings, experts told Law360.
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A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday declined to stop automation technology group Exela from exiting Chapter 11 next week, but said he would condition the over $1 billion debt-for-equity swap plan's effectiveness... (more story)
Fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX has agreed to dismiss adversary proceedings in Delaware bankruptcy court against six political organizations, lawsuits that were aimed at recovering roughly $28.75 million in... (more story)
Delaware firm Richards Layton & Finger PA has named two partners who have each spent more than 20 years at the firm to serve as leaders of its bankruptcy and corporate restructuring and litigation departments.
The electric utility for Puerto Rico on Wednesday defended itself in New York bankruptcy court from allegations that it had improperly spent its revenues, which the bondholders claim as collateral for $8.5 bil... (more story)
A group of insurance companies said the updated reorganization plans of Imerys Talc America and Cyprus Mines Corp. have not sufficiently addressed how foreign creditors are treated, an issue that halted an Apr... (more story)
A Connecticut federal judge has sided with Yale New Haven Health Services Corp., the state's largest hospital system, in sending a contract suit with a bankrupt hospital seller back to state court, finding tha... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge told Avon on Wednesday that the wording of its Chapter 11 plan needs some work before he can approve it, finding the company's insurance carriers had raised objections worth addressing.
An attorney for companies embroiled in asbestos injury suits urged a Delaware vice chancellor Tuesday to block plans by asbestos bankruptcy claims trusts to begin routine destruction of exposure-related data, ... (more story)
A New York federal judge found Tuesday the terms of Puerto Rico's debt restructuring plan bars holders of bonds issued by the island's public electric utility from lodging a claim against its government.
A federal judge in North Carolina on Tuesday signed off on a special master's request to divvy up $318 million from the sale of one of convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg's most valuable assets to help pay... (more story)
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved broadband infrastructure developer Tilson Technology Management Inc.'s plans to hold a Chapter 11 auction for its assets in September as it looks for a stalking-horse bidder.
Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Texas against joint venture Gigapower LLC, alleging wrongful breach of contract tied to large-scale infrastructure projects that... (more story)
The IRS can impose a lien on an Arizona residential property held by a religious organization to collect unpaid taxes owed by a bankrupt couple who had decision-making authority over the entity's finances and ... (more story)
United Kingdom-based currency risk manager Argentex said it has appointed administrators after suffering a "rapid" loss of liquidity amid volatility tied to the U.S. trade war.
The founder of insolvent hedge fund Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to not transfer his personal bankruptcy case out of Florida, arguing that is where his primary residence ... (more story)
A prospective developer of a Westchester County, New York, property has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court with more than $10 million in debt and a mortgage provider seeking to dism... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Wednesday she will approve the bidding procedures that an insolvent subsidiary of The Dolphin Co. proposed for a sale of all its assets, once the debtor makes certain revisions... (more story)
Charter School Capital Inc.'s largest unsecured creditor has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to throw out the debtor's bid to depose its principal, arguing the request is "obvious retaliation against" the in... (more story)
An entity connected to hospitality management and ownership company GF Hotels & Resorts sold off a New York City hotel to an entity connected to real estate company Hawkins Way Capital, in a $154.5 million dea... (more story)
A Missouri bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that 23andMe's consumer privacy ombudsman can hire WilmerHale, finding the firm's work for a would-be buyer of the genetic testing company's assets hadn't impacted its... (more story)