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Attys Beware: Generative AI Can Also Hallucinate Metadata

In addition to the well-known problem of AI-generated hallucinations in legal documents, AI tools can also halluci... (more story)

When Atty Ethics Violations Give Rise To Causes Of Action

Though the Model Rules of Professional Conduct make clear that a violation of the rules does not automatically cre... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Educating Your Community

Nearly two decades prosecuting scammers and elder fraud taught me that proactively educating the public about the ... (more story)

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10th Circ. Revives Yellow's $137M Suit Against Teamsters

The Teamsters once again must face Yellow Corp.'s allegations that the union drove the trucking company into bankruptcy by holding up a corporate restructuring, with a Tenth Circuit panel reviving Yellow's $13... (more story)

First Brands, Creditors Exchange Blows Over DIP Bid

The unsecured creditors committee for bankrupt auto parts company First Brands objected to the debtor's bid for final postpetition financing approval, saying the proposed arrangement almost solely benefits the... (more story)

Steward Health Says Mass. Appeal Moot In Ch. 11 Deal Fight

Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 plan administrators have urged a Texas federal court to throw out an appeal of a settlement in its bankruptcy case brought by Massachusetts, saying the state's challenge to the deal is moot.

Fired E-Biz Execs Sue Jackson Walker Over Judge's Romance

A pair of former executives at e-commerce company Volusion LLC have hit Jackson Walker LLP with the latest in a series of suits accusing the firm of legal malpractice stemming from the undisclosed romance betw... (more story)

Plastics Co. Klöckner Can Tap €610M In Ch. 11 Financing

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to grant Klöckner Pentaplast Verwaltungs GmbH, a European plastic packaging maker, interim access to €610 million ($701 million) of its debtor-in-possession funding as... (more story)

Bankruptcy Judge Taken Off GWG Case Amid Scandal Fallout

The federal judge overseeing GWG Holdings' bankruptcy case has been removed because of his professional relationship with embattled former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, a decision the chief bankruptcy ... (more story)

Ex-Beneficient CEO Stole $150M From GWG, Feds Say

The former CEO of Texas financial services firm Beneficient allegedly created a fraudulent scheme to loot more than $150 million from now defunct GWG Holdings, a publicly traded company for which he served as ... (more story)

First Brands Accuses Ex-CEO Of 'Brazen' Theft Of Millions

Bankrupt auto parts company First Brands has sued its founder and ex-CEO, saying he "lined his pockets" with hundreds of millions and possibly billions of dollars in company money, draining its accounts and pa... (more story)

Covington, Reed Smith Sue Vyaire Over Lost Fees

Covington & Burling LLP and Reed Smith LLP have brought an adversary lawsuit against onetime ventilator maker Vyaire Medical and its Chapter 11 plan administrator in Delaware bankruptcy court, alleging the com... (more story)

Azul Gets OK For Creditor Deal, Ch. 11 Plan Vote

A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a settlement with unsecured creditors of Azul SA and said he would send the Brazilian airline's $2.5 billion Chapter 11 equity swap plan out for a creditor vote.

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Aerospace Co. Urges Justices To Hear 'Toxic Lender' Case

Aerospace company Xeriant Inc. is petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit over a stock-as-collateral loan it entered into with Auctus Fund LLC, arguing the Second Circuit's dismissal of the case c... (more story)

Creditors Say No More Time For Nursing Home's Ch. 11 Plan

Guardian Elder Care's unsecured creditors committee urged a Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge to deny the nursing home operator's latest request to extend its exclusive window to propose a Chapter 11 plan, arguing... (more story)

Home Remodel Group Renovo Files Ch. 7 With $100M+ Debt

Renovo Home Partners, a company that rolled up home improvement businesses while backed by private equity, has filed for Chapter 7 in Delaware bankruptcy court, declaring up to $500 million in debt across almo... (more story)

Luxury Developer Five Star Hits Ch. 11 In Texas

Five Star Development LLC, a company building a Ritz-Carlton property in Arizona, has filed for Chapter 11 relief in Texas bankruptcy court to gain protection from lender collection actions.

Amlin Dodges $47M Award Over 'Pay First' Clause In Ship Row

The owner of a vessel that ran aground cannot overturn a judgment finding that MS Amlin Marine NV doesn't have to pay out to a company it insured because the insolvent business failed to pay a $47 million arbi... (more story)

Ignore Circuits, Follow Scalia, Justices Told In Deadlines Duel

How can a U.S. Supreme Court advocate persuade the justices to spurn the near-universal views of circuit courts? One option appeared Tuesday at arguments over deadlines to vacate judgments, as a Williams & Con... (more story)

Clippers Owner, BakerHostetler Named In Fintech Fraud Suit

Nearly a dozen investors have filed an amended lawsuit in California state court alleging Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and others, including BakerHostetler, helped financial technology company Aspi... (more story)

Bowling Bistro Biz Pinstripes Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion

Illinois-based bowling-and-bistro operator Pinstripes has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to convert its chapter 11 proceedings to a Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the move will allow a trustee to complete ... (more story)

Razzoo's Ch. 11 Auction Moved Up To December

Cajun restaurant chain Razzoo's Inc. is hoping to complete a Chapter 11 sale by the end of December, according to bidding procedures that were approved at a hearing Tuesday.

RV Fridge Co. Norcold Can Tap DIP To Fund Ch. 11 Sale Plans

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave interim approval to recreational vehicle fridge seller Norcold's $13 million debtor-in-possession loan, freeing up $6.5 million in funds as it works to sell its assets in Chapter 11.