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How Bankruptcy Can Solve Sticky Non-Bankruptcy Problems
Straightforward financial problems aren't always the route to or the problem to solve in a bankruptcy, according to experts, who say there are a number of special circumstances that can be dealt with in bankruptcy court.
Meet The Attorneys In Fiber Developer Tilson's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Bernstein Shur and Saul Ewing is leading the Chapter 11 case of Tilson Technology Management Inc., in which the company is aiming to "reset" following financial challenges stemming from a client's failure to pay for services.
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.
How Bankruptcy Can Solve Sticky Non-Bankruptcy Problems
Straightforward financial problems aren't always the route to or the problem to solve in a bankruptcy, according to experts, who say there are a number of special circumstances that can be dealt with in bankruptcy court.
Meet The Attorneys In Fiber Developer Tilson's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Bernstein Shur and Saul Ewing is leading the Chapter 11 case of Tilson Technology Management Inc., in which the company is aiming to "reset" following financial challenges stemming from a client's failure to pay for services.
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.
Expert Analysis
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A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday questioned why firefighting foam maker Kidde-Fenwal did not include in plan disclosures details about the recoveries its creditors can expect under its Chapter 11 proposal... (more story)
California hotel operator MOM CA Investco LLC asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to increase its Chapter 11 financing by $14.5 million, up from the $5 million that has already been approved.
An Illinois attorney who was sanctioned $1 million alongside his client for frivolously litigating a condominium governance fight and later helped that client engage in knowingly improper bankruptcy conduct sh... (more story)
Berkeley Research Group told a California bankruptcy court Wednesday its representatives will meet with the U.S. Trustee's Office next week as part of the watchdog's ongoing inquiry into a March cyberattack on... (more story)
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP announced on Wednesday its first hires since the merger between Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP became official at the start of this month... (more story)
Counsel for skilled nursing facility operator Petersen Health Care told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday it expects to reach a deal allowing the debtor to seek confirmation of a Chapter 11 liquidation pla... (more story)
The Office of the U.S. Trustee objected to the Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement of department store Conn's, saying the plan contains third-party releases with an opt-out mechanism that is not permissible u... (more story)
A New York federal judge has ordered the former owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. to drop proceedings they initiated in Greece and the United Kingdom to enforce a $102 mi... (more story)
The state of Maryland has challenged bankrupt drug store chain Rite Aid's bid to extend the automatic stay in its second Chapter 11 case to the state's appeal of a confirmed plan in an earlier bankruptcy, sayi... (more story)
Accord Healthcare Inc. says the U.S. Supreme Court should reject bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP's attempt to revive its legal effort to use patent laws to block the release of a competing, "crush-re... (more story)
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The founder of the bankrupt Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers has himself sought Chapter 11 protection in Florida after a New York judge granted a nearly $113.5 million judgment against him in favor of his firm's ... (more story)
The winner of 23andMe's Chapter 11 auction and a nonprofit started by its co-founder can improve their offers to acquire the DNA testing company under procedures agreed to Wednesday in Missouri bankruptcy cour... (more story)
A Pittsburgh-area business owner currently jailed for insurance and bankruptcy fraud is also accused of defrauding his former partner in a brewery and restaurant, including hiding the fact that the building th... (more story)
A Florida woman sued her financial adviser in state court Tuesday, claiming he engaged in a yearslong scheme to funnel $100 million of her money into a now-bankrupt mixed-use development project and convinced ... (more story)
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted final approval for California-based gene-editing technology supplier Synthego Corp. to access $25 million in debtor-in-possession financing, following a resolutio... (more story)
23andMe and Canadian customers suing over a data breach agreed on Tuesday to pause lawsuits against non-bankrupt third parties for up to six months amid the DNA testing company's Chapter 11 proceedings in Missouri.
A California bankruptcy court has signed off on podcast network Kast Media's Chapter 11 plan, which had the support of about 85% of its creditors, and the company hired a new CEO, it announced Tuesday.
A California federal judge sentenced Tom Girardi on Tuesday to over seven years in prison for his wire fraud conviction, granting some leniency to the disbarred attorney on his 86th birthday by imposing a sent... (more story)
Radio frequency filter firm Akoustis Technologies has agreed to drop an appeal of a jury's $39 million patent infringement and trade secrets misappropriation verdict in favor of Qorvo Inc. that drove it to fil... (more story)
A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of ... (more story)