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Meet The Attorneys Guiding iRobot In Ch. 11
A team of attorneys from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP are representing iRobot Corp., the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, in its Delaware Chapter 11 case.
Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
The company behind Roomba robot vacuums entered Chapter 11 in Delaware. A subsidiary of sustainable metal and glass packaging company Ardagh Group filed for Chapter 15 recognition in New York. And a self-driving technology company petitioned for bankruptcy protection in Texas.
Meet The Attorneys Leading NY Church's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Klestadt Winters Jureller Southard & Stevens LLP is representing the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in its Chapter 11 case as the parish seeks to halt litigation over nine child sex abuse claims.
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The U.S. Trustee's Office is seeking to wrest control from bankrupt Genesis Healthcare Inc., alleging the nursing home operator's Chapter 11 case in Texas is being undermined by an insider and his loyalists an... (more story)
Following a Texas federal judge's decision to hold off on reviewing malpractice settlements with former bankruptcy clients, Jackson Walker LLP asked the court to reconsider, as the pending motions could save p... (more story)
A team of lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is representing Luminar Technologies Inc., a developer of lidar technology used in autonomous vehicles, in its Chapter 11 case as the company moves to sell its assets.
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley C. Chapman oversaw the most complex mediation she has seen to date as she guided settlement negotiations in the Chapter 11 case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and those ... (more story)
Jenner & Block LLP has selected 15 attorneys in five offices who will receive new titles when the new year begins, a small decrease from last year's promotion class.
Patrick James, the founder and former CEO of First Brands Group, urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to toss an adversary suit the auto-parts maker filed targeting him, saying the complaint failed to adequately acc... (more story)
A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted the ex-CEO and ex-chief operating officer of bankrupt subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, saying they engaged in years of fraud on the company's lenders and investors.
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday agreed to allow Luminar Technologies Inc., a bankrupt developer of lidar technology for autonomous vehicles, to use its $25 million in cash collateral to fund its Chapter 11 ca... (more story)
Bankrupt solar energy developer Pine Gate Renewables can proceed with a credit bid asset sale to one of its secured lenders valued at about $500 million, a Texas bankruptcy judge decided Tuesday.
Levona Holdings Ltd. is pressing a Manhattan federal court to vacate what it calls a fraudulent $102 million arbitral award issued to international shipping company Eletson, arguing that new documents released... (more story)
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The owner of a six-story commercial loft building in Manhattan has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on the eve of a foreclosure sale on close to $41 million in mortgage debt.
Ample Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protections in Texas to sell its business, saying it wasn't able to raise enough money to commercially scale up its electric vehicle battery swapping stations.
Radio frequency filter maker Akoustis Technologies received the Delaware bankruptcy court's approval Tuesday to implement its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, after the debtor resolved a dispute with two company d... (more story)
A Manhattan federal judge allowed a former financial controller for FTE Networks to avoid prison Tuesday for participating in a $13 million revenue fraud at the Florida telecom, crediting the "reluctant conspi... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday allowed the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum to access cash collateral, which would enable the company to operate during Chapter 11 proceedings and move to implement i... (more story)
The now-shuttered Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California, with its chief dissolution officer saying the bankruptcy was filed so the firm can liquidate its assets as it con... (more story)
A Massachusetts federal judge is weighing whether to kick Quinn Emanuel's bid for $30 million in legal fees from a former client's parent company, Nano Dimension Ltd., to state court or to the Texas bankruptcy... (more story)
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added another restructuring attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP after recently welcoming a Kirkland attorney as chair of its restructuring group.
The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject solar panel company PosiGen's proposal to pay performance bonuses to its executives during its Chapter 11 case, arguing that the plan func... (more story)
Zynex Inc., a pain management medical device maker, filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas with at least $66.7 million in debt and plans to sell the business backed by a stalking horse bid from its creditors.