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How The Effects Of An IP Suit Loss Led Iovate To Bankruptcy
Iovate Health Sciences, a Canadian supplement maker known for manufacturing the diet pill Hydroxycut, unraveled quickly and wound up in bankruptcy court as a result of cascading effects from a $12.5 million litigation loss.
Judge Grossman Rejoins Duane Morris As Of Counsel
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman has rejoined Duane Morris LLP as of counsel in the firm's business reorganization and financial restructuring practice in New York, where he was a partner before his appointment to the bench, the firm announced Monday.
Sale Plan Standoff Led Worldwide Machinery Into Ch. 11
A dispute with a secured lender over competing sale plans prompted Worldwide Machinery, a construction equipment sale and rental company, to file for Chapter 11 protection, with pandemic-related economic pressures and a heavy debt load compounding its problems.
How The Effects Of An IP Suit Loss Led Iovate To Bankruptcy
Iovate Health Sciences, a Canadian supplement maker known for manufacturing the diet pill Hydroxycut, unraveled quickly and wound up in bankruptcy court as a result of cascading effects from a $12.5 million litigation loss.
Judge Grossman Rejoins Duane Morris As Of Counsel
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman has rejoined Duane Morris LLP as of counsel in the firm's business reorganization and financial restructuring practice in New York, where he was a partner before his appointment to the bench, the firm announced Monday.
Sale Plan Standoff Led Worldwide Machinery Into Ch. 11
A dispute with a secured lender over competing sale plans prompted Worldwide Machinery, a construction equipment sale and rental company, to file for Chapter 11 protection, with pandemic-related economic pressures and a heavy debt load compounding its problems.
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