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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a c... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion

In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want,... (more story)

Special Committees Gain Traction In Chapter 11 Investigations

Tara Pakrouh at Morris James discusses why special committees are becoming more common in Chapter 11 bankruptcies,... (more story)

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Meet The Retired Michigan Federal Judge Joining JAMS

Sean F. Cox, the retired chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan who was part of the mediation team in Detroit's municipal bankruptcy, has joined alternative dispute resolut... (more story)

Mich. Judge Sanctions Attys For False Case Quotations

A Michigan federal judge on Monday ordered plaintiffs' attorneys in two cases against a robotics company to pay for the time opposing counsel took in filing an additional briefing because of false case quotations.

Seeger Weiss Named Lead Negotiation Counsel In J&J MDL

A New Jersey federal judge overseeing long-running multidistrict federal litigation against Johnson & Johnson over its talcum powder products has appointed Christopher A. Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP to lead a n... (more story)

Rising Star: Weil's David Cohen

David J. Cohen of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has represented Steward Health Care in its sprawling Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving 31 hospitals across eight states, and he was selected to lead the firm's growing... (more story)

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

A valve manufacturer hit bankruptcy in Delaware under pressure from mounting asbestos injury claims, a 3D printer designer entered Chapter 11 in Texas after it underwent an acquisition imposed by court order f... (more story)

Rochester Diocese Judge To Approve $246M Ch. 11 Plan

A New York bankruptcy judge said Tuesday he was prepared to approve the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester's $246.4 million settlement of abuse claims in Chapter 11 after survivors voted unanimously to accept the deal.

Dorm Operator Says There's No Need To Move Ch. 11 To Ga.

The company that runs dormitory facilities at campuses in Georgia's public university system Monday told a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject a motion to move its Chapter 11 case to Georgia, saying there's no... (more story)

Byju's Founders Question Jurisdiction In Ch. 11 Suit

The married couple who founded bankrupt educational tech business Byju's Alpha asked a Delaware judge to dismiss an adversary complaint filed by the company, saying the bankruptcy court doesn't have personal j... (more story)

Jackson Walker Settles Judge Romance Claims For $485K

Jackson Walker LLP has reached a $485,000 settlement with two former bankruptcy clients to resolve a dispute related to the concealed romance of a former partner and former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jone... (more story)

NYC Real Estate Week In Review

Goodwin and Perkins Coie are among various law firms that landed work on the largest New York City real estate deals that hit public records last week, a period that saw a trio of nine-figure deals become public.

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Bedmar Fights U.S. Trustee's Efforts To Nix 'Bad Faith' Ch. 11

Bedmar LLC, the property-lease holding subsidiary of pharmaceutical company National Resilience HoldCo Inc. defended its Chapter 11 filing in Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday against a push from the U.S. Trus... (more story)

Law Firm Beats NJ Atty's Fraud Suit Under Anti-SLAPP Law

Maurice Wutscher LLP got an attorney's fraud suit against it thrown out under New Jersey's anti-SLAPP law on Tuesday, allowing the firm to escape complex litigation across multiple venues stemming from the bre... (more story)

UpHealth Moves To Toss Glocal Ch. 11 Dispute

Bankrupt medical tech company UpHealth is urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to nix a $200 million adversary proceeding launched by Glocal Healthcare in a bitter feud over an ill-fated merger, accusing the Ind... (more story)

Monster.com Can Sell Assets For $69M In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday gave her approval for CareerBuilder + Monster, an online job search platform, to sell its three lines of business for a combined $68.6 million and tap into the full amount... (more story)

Co-Owner Of Georgia Aparments Files Ch. 11 With $25M Debt

MMRE Management-Patriot Place LLC — the minority owner of an apartment complex in Georgia — has sought Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court, saying it purchased the property at an inflated pric... (more story)

3D Printing Co. Desktop Metal Hits Ch. 11 After Acquisition

Desktop Metal, a 3D printer designer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas Monday four months after a Delaware lawsuit forced manufacturing technology group Nano Dimension to complete its $183 million acqu... (more story)

Gambling Biz Gets 5-Member Ch. 11 Committee

The Office of the U.S. Trustee has appointed five members to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Maverick Gaming LLC, a company that runs casinos and other gambling venues.

Rising Star: Sullivan & Cromwell's Benjamin Beller

Benjamin Beller of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP helped defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX through its Chapter 11 case and its disputes with other crypto debtors that culminated in a $14 billion-plus reorganization... (more story)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

A Delaware vice chancellor last week sent several coordinated derivative suits seeking millions of dollars in damages from AT&T to trial and also chose a boutique firm to lead a potential "blockbuster" suit ch... (more story)

Mining Valve Maker Hits Ch. 11 With Asbestos Liabilities

Valves and Controls US Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware Friday with between $100 million and $500 million in estimated liabilities, saying it is facing more than 2,000 asbestos claims it is pla... (more story)