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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

The past week in London has seen Battersea Power Station Development Co. sue its former chief executive after he blew the whistle on alleged financial misreporting at the company, Chanel turn its sights on fas... (more story)

Meet The Attys Acting As LIV Golf's Ch. 11 Caddies

LIV Golf has hired attorneys from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Cole Schotz PC to assist it as the league looks to quickly secure confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan supported by new investors that would give i... (more story)

Bankman-Fried Asks Justices To Review His Fraud Conviction

Incarcerated FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to review the Second Circuit's decision affirming his fraud conviction and $11 billion forfeiture order, saying now is the ti... (more story)

Nielsen Tells 2nd Circ. Court Altered Terms Of Cumulus Order

Nielsen is headed back to the Second Circuit after a New York federal court changed the terms of a preliminary injunction that the appellate court had already upheld, the company said, requiring Nielsen to not... (more story)

Google Says Spirit Data Deal Excludes Consumer Info

Google has responded to concerns raised by a court-appointed privacy ombudsman about its proposed purchase of data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines by telling a New York bankruptcy judge it has no interest in col... (more story)

Data Group Wiser Solutions' Ch. 11 Tossed Following Sale

A Texas bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of WSI Winddown Inc., formerly known as Wiser Solutions, after a sale of the retail data firm's assets left it without cash or operations... (more story)

Yellow Corp.'s Ch. 11 Agreements With Pension Funds Approved

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved agreements between former trucking giant Yellow Corp.'s liquidating trust and certain pension funds totaling $525.9 million, resolving withdrawal liability claims and a... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Working Foley & Lardner Malpractice Suit

Attorneys from Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP and Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP are facing off in a suit by the Chapter 7 trustee of food waste recycler KDC Agribus... (more story)

Alcohol Distributor Can Seek Votes On Unopposed Ch. 11 Plan

A Texas bankruptcy court Thursday approved alcohol distributor Republic National's Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement and vote solicitation procedures, after hearing the documents had the support of all stak... (more story)

2nd Circ. Says FDIC Need Not File Claim To Save SVB Setoff

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is not required to file a claim in the bankruptcy case of Silicon Valley Bank's former parent to preserve its defensive setoff rights, the Second Circuit found Wednesday, de... (more story)

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Dolphin Park Co. Can Send Ch. 11 Plan To Creditor Vote

Wildlife adventure group The Dolphin Co. can seek creditors' votes on its Chapter 11 liquidation and wind-down plan as it looks to end an eventful bankruptcy in Delaware.

JPMorgan Aided Ex-Atty Kossoff's $18.5M Theft, Trustee Says

The Chapter 7 trustee representing bankrupt firm Kossoff PLLC on Wednesday sued JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, claiming the bank helped the firm's principal steal at least $18.5 million from clients, and it "should b... (more story)

Ch. 11 Trustee Must Take Over NYC Building, Watchdog Says

The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to name a Chapter 11 trustee to oversee the insolvency proceeding of an organization that owns a mixed-use building in Manhattan's SoHo neighborh... (more story)

Alea Holdings Approved For Ch. 11 Plan With Releases

Insurance holding company Alea Holdings US Co. received approval Thursday in Texas for its Chapter 11 plan, which will see $20 million in cash made available to certain creditors while all voting claimants agr... (more story)

Fulcrum Trust Wants To Claw Back $13.5M Insider Payments

The liquidation trust for defunct fuel-to-waste refiner Fulcrum is asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to allow it to recover $13.5 million in payments that the trust says were made to company insiders while th... (more story)

Fla. Fiber Infrastructure Co. Files Ch. 7 With Over $100M Debt

Florida-based telecom infrastructure developer Full Circle Fiber has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Delaware bankruptcy court with under $10 million in assets and $100 million to $500 million in liabilities.

Solar Farms Owner Hits Ch. 11 With More Than $100M Debt

PGR Lessee I and 18 affiliates that operate solar farm projects in Rhode Island, North Carolina and South Carolina filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas, estimating up to $500 million in liabilities.

Ex-Nikola CEO's Pardon Doesn't Let Him Beat Investor Suit

The presidential pardon Nikola founder Trevor Milton received for his criminal conviction on securities fraud charges does not bar him from facing similar civil claims alleging he and the electric-vehicle star... (more story)

Pa. Ch. 7 Judge Pans NJ AG In Remanding 'Ghost Gun' Suit

A Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy judge says an alleged seller of "ghost gun" kits improperly tried to remove a civil suit filed by the New Jersey Attorney General's office to his court, but chided the AG for ... (more story)

Dolphin Co. Can Sell Park In Mexico After Losing Larger Deal

The parent company of wildlife adventure business The Dolphin Co. secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's permission Wednesday to sell an adventure park housing dolphins and sea lions for $2 million after a deal... (more story)

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Voyager Ruling Maps Out Ch. 11 Exculpation Lessons

Chapter 11 plan proponents drafting exculpation provisions may benefit from contrasting the exculpatory language r... (more story)

Juggling And Unicycling Make Me A Better Lawyer

Because I juggle (sometimes with fire) and ride the unicycle, friends and family used to joke that I should join t... (more story)

SVB Parent's Claim Loss To FDIC Bears Bond Wording Lesson

A North Carolina federal court’s recent ruling that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for the colla... (more story)