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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good c... (more story)

My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avoca... (more story)

8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can... (more story)

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Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

Del Monte, a titan in the canned food industry, entered Chapter 11 in New Jersey. A media company partially controlled by Dr. Phil entered bankruptcy in Texas and began suing its joint venture partner. And a c... (more story)

Prospect Medical Doctor Groups Hit Ch. 11 After Astrana Sale

About two dozen physician practices linked to bankrupt healthcare company Prospect Medical have filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas, days after Prospect sold some of the entities' assets to Astrana Health... (more story)

Jackson Walker, US Trustee Have A Week To Finish Mediation

A Texas federal judge has given Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog a week to finish mediation in a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship wit... (more story)

Linqto Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe, Compliance Concerns

Linqto, a platform that connected investors with pre-IPO startups and other privately held firms, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas amid an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and inte... (more story)

Texas Says GM Can't Use Ch. 11 Sale To End Data Privacy Suit

The Texas attorney general is urging a New York bankruptcy court to reject General Motors' bid to escape a data privacy suit being pressed by his office over the automaker's allegedly unlawful collection and s... (more story)

Fresno Diocese Seeks Parish Account Protection In Ch. 11

The bankrupt Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno told a California judge Monday that it would be providing additional evidentiary support for its cash management motion so that the bank accounts of its non-debtor ... (more story)

Texas Appeals Court Finds $50M Dubai Judgment Was Unfair

A Texas appeals court has found that a $50 million judgment issued by a United Arab Emirates court system against executives who allegedly fled the country after committing fraud could not stand under state la... (more story)

AIG Pays $6M For Fire In Chinese Exile Guo's NYC Apartment

AIG Property Casualty Co. has paid more than $6 million to a company once owned by Chinese exile and since-convicted fraudster Miles Guo after a fire damaged his former residence in New York City's Sherry-Neth... (more story)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

In Delaware in the past week, a vice chancellor awarded just $1 in damages to a China-tied company looking to secure a $50 million stake in SpaceX while also slamming the fund's manager for acting "insincerely... (more story)

Steward Health Reaches $15.5M Deal With Fla. Hospital Buyer

Hospital operator Steward Health Care told a Texas bankruptcy judge Monday it had reached a deal with the buyer of eight of its hospitals to resolve claims over $55 million in disputed Medicaid payments, with ... (more story)

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Meet The Team Helping Dr. Phil's Media Biz Through Ch. 11

A team of Sidley Austin LLP attorneys is helping a media company founded and partially controlled by the television personality known as Dr. Phil through Chapter 11 as it seeks to claw back a $25 million note ... (more story)

Judge Approves TreeSap Farms' Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday gave the final green light to landscape plant grower TreeSap Farms' liquidation plan after hearing the debtor, unsecured creditors' committee and prepetition lenders had rea... (more story)

Fiber Co. Tilson Gets OK To Borrow $150M In Ch. 11

Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. won a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval Tuesday to take on $150 million in debtor-in-possession financing after the company agreed to increase fundi... (more story)

Calif. Fails To Pause 23andMe's Sale During Appeal

A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Monday refused California's request that genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s $305 million Chapter 11 sale be tabled while the Golden State seeks an appeal.

Attys For Dolphin Co.'s Ex-CEO Can Withdraw From Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday gave two law firms permission to stop representing the ousted CEO of Leisure Investments Holdings, the lead debtor and intermediateĀ holding company for aquatics park opera... (more story)

Asset Manager's Suit Against Lowenstein Sandler Tossed

A New York state judge has handed an early win to Lowenstein Sandler LLP against allegations it provided faulty advice in a client's bankruptcy, finding the asset manager that brought the suit was simply attem... (more story)

George Clinton Faces Sanctions Bid In IP Suit

Music executive Armen Boladian has asked a Florida federal court to sanction funk legend George Clinton, saying he was raising issues already adjudicated in their decades-long series of legal disputes.

AI-Driven Job.com Files Ch. 11 With Almost $67M Of Debt

Artificial intelligence-powered employment recruiting platform My Job Matcher Inc., which does business as Job.com, filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware with several affiliates, listing over $66 million in liabili... (more story)

Gift Wrap Manufacturer Can Tap $25M Post-Bankruptcy Money

IG Design Group Americas Inc., one of the world's biggest manufacturers of gift wrap, won court approval Monday to tap $25 million of new money to finance its bankruptcy case as it pursues a sale of some asset... (more story)

NY Landlord Sues Walmart, Others In Del. Alleging Fraud

A New York City landlord sued Walmart Inc. and the bankruptcy successor to Bonobos Inc. in Delaware's Court of Chancery late Thursday, asserting hundreds of million in claims and compensatory and punitive dama... (more story)