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A Texas bankruptcy judge's decision this week to award roughly $400 million to lenders excluded from Serta Simmons' controversial "uptier" deal is poised to transform creditor-on-creditor disputes and shift how debtors decide where to seek Chapter 11 protection.
Eye disease treatment developer Clearside Biomedical received confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan. Dish Wireless sought approval for $85 million in financing. And T-Mobile took issue with SiFi Networks' bid procedures motion.
Microbiome treatment developer Finch Therapeutics will ask a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve a Chapter 11 plan that would allow it to sell all assets to a rival company and exit bankruptcy. Here's a look at the liquidating plan it is hoping to get confirmed.
A Fifth Circuit panel pressed an entity related to Highland Capital to explain why a fraudulent transfer claim against Highland's former CEO should stand following a separate consent judgment, asking when the ... (more story)
DAMIS Holdings won permission from a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday to extend the use of its cash for another two weeks, after the debtors wrested control of the initially chaotic Chapter 11 case and as ... (more story)
The former CEO of bankrupt mattress company Sleep Number Corp. will be permitted to submit a bid to acquire the assets of the business after entering the process at the eleventh hour Thursday.
Levona Holdings has urged a New York federal judge to order Reed Smith LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP to turn over privilege logs in discovery related to the company's motion for sanctions, saying there are "re... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday creditors of EchoStar Corp.'s bankrupt video distribution and wireless network units should be able to conduct discovery of the debtors before they seek approval of Chap... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday considered whether reorganized healthcare transportation group ModivCare's failure to set up a professional fee escrow and delays in moving funds to a court-controlled accoun... (more story)
The onetime CEO of Lugano Diamonds and the U.S. Trustee's Office have both taken shots at the jewelry house's Chapter 11 plan disclosure, with the former executive alleging it was "misleading" and the bankrupt... (more story)
Creditors that were excluded from Serta Simmons' so-called uptier debt restructuring are entitled to $261 million in damages plus interest, a Texas bankruptcy court has found, ruling against lenders that parti... (more story)
Sheppard announced Wednesday that the firm has added an experienced intellectual property attorney focused on life sciences as a San Diego area-based partner, a day after announcing the addition of two Chicago... (more story)
The Second Circuit on Tuesday found that a late investor in defunct retailer Bed Bath & Beyond can keep the profits from its sale of the company's stock, rejecting claims that a contractual cap on the investor... (more story)
An attorney named in a business owner's sprawling racketeering suit against his former business partner and numerous alleged co-conspirators has asked a California federal judge to throw out the claims, arguin... (more story)
A dozen states have objected to Freedom Forever's settlement with one of its key financing partners, telling a Delaware judge they were concerned about the deal's impacts on customer contracts with the bankrup... (more story)
The buyer of Long Island nursing home operator Cold Spring Acquisition LLC urged a New York bankruptcy court Thursday to delay the effective date of a potential Chapter 7 conversion order for three weeks, seek... (more story)
New York City nightclub Balcon Salon and its lender have agreed to enter mediation, the debtor's attorney told a bankruptcy judge Thursday.
Citadel Securities has agreed to drop its New York trade secrets lawsuit targeting a Swiss cryptocurrency trading firm launched by two ex-employees in order to focus on enforcing a roughly £6 million ($8 milli... (more story)
A North Carolina bankruptcy administrator is seeking sanctions against a Georgia "short sale" real estate dealer, claiming he filed bankruptcy papers "riddled" with lies as part of an attempt to sell a home on... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday signed off on bio-based chemical technology company Viridis Chemical LLC's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, more than a month after the debtor sold most of its assets.
A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave bankrupt cryptocurrency kiosk operator Bitcoin Depot permission to sell more than $1.4 million in assets to the winners of an auction held last week.
A Missouri bankruptcy judge entered an order Tuesday authorizing a $46.7 million settlement between the plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe and data breac... (more story)
Pryor Cashman LLP said Tuesday it has continued growing its litigation group with a longtime Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP lawyer, who has represented "some of the most prominent names in private equity and f... (more story)
Lloyd Green and Mette Kurth
Recent bankruptcy decisions from New York and Delaware federal courts distinguish between relief a U.S. bankruptcy... (more story)
Ted Gavin
Congress must pass a bill to permanently restore the Subchapter V debt limit and clarify several other key points ... (more story)
Bonnie Baker
Singing in the New York City Bar Chorus — a hobby partly inspired by the late U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, wh... (more story)