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Meet The New Mediator In The Jackson Walker Fee Case
Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
Two fiber network companies, Brazilian airline Azul, a Virginia landfill facing higher wastewater treatment costs, an immersive art space in Chicago and a unit of residential solar company Sunnova Energy were among the entities that filed for Chapter 11 relief in the past week.
Budget Bill Would Deepen Residential Solar's Woes
A Sunnova unit's bankruptcy declaration — the latest among dozens of solar companies that have struggled to stay afloat — adds to evidence of a floundering residential solar industry, which now faces further diminishing prospects under the federal budget reconciliation bill.
Meet The New Mediator In The Jackson Walker Fee Case
Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
Two fiber network companies, Brazilian airline Azul, a Virginia landfill facing higher wastewater treatment costs, an immersive art space in Chicago and a unit of residential solar company Sunnova Energy were among the entities that filed for Chapter 11 relief in the past week.
Budget Bill Would Deepen Residential Solar's Woes
A Sunnova unit's bankruptcy declaration — the latest among dozens of solar companies that have struggled to stay afloat — adds to evidence of a floundering residential solar industry, which now faces further diminishing prospects under the federal budget reconciliation bill.
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