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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process

Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most... (more story)

Bankruptcy Courts May Offer Relief For Tariff-Driven Distress

The Bankruptcy Code and the customs laws interact in complex ways that make bankruptcy a powerful, albeit limited,... (more story)

What New CFPB Oversight Limits Would Mean For 4 Markets

As the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to centralize its resources, proposals to alter the definiti... (more story)

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Claire's Can Sell US Stores For $104M In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a request from jewelry chain Claire's for permission to sell some of its U.S. stores and intellectual property to a private holding company for $104 million in cash... (more story)

Wind Turbine Maker Gets OK To Hand Off Turkish Subsidiaries

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave wind turbine blade maker TPI Composites permission to hand off its Turkish operations to a local owner, a move the company said will save it $31 million in intercompany obligations.

2nd Circ. Allows NY AG To Curb Nonprofit's Debtor Coaching

The Second Circuit vacated a lower court order that prevented New York Attorney General Letitia James from stopping a bankruptcy education nonprofit from advising low-income debtors Tuesday, saying that while ... (more story)

Butler Snow Bankruptcy Duo Joins Vartabedian Hester

Dallas area litigation boutique Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP announced Tuesday that a pair of experienced bankruptcy attorneys joined the firm from Butler Snow LLP.

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

A bankrupt trucking company's founders asked for U.S. recognition of their own foreign insolvencies, bids the court rejected on Tuesday. Also, a biotech company filed for Chapter 11 with at least $2.7 million ... (more story)

Approach The Bench: Judge Shannon Discusses Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy might seem like a technical and obscure practice area, but not to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon.

Wolfspeed Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $4.6B Debt

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Monday he would approve a Chapter 11 plan slashing $4.6 billion of chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc.'s debt, overruling an objection from the U.S. Trustee's Office to the opt-out mechanism... (more story)

FDIC Bests Farella Braun In Dispute Over SVB Legal Fees

A California federal judge has sided with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in a dispute over $48,800 in unpaid legal bills that Farella Braun & Martel LLP sought for work it did before Silicon Valley Bank's... (more story)

London Insurers Owe Full Coverage Limits To NY Archdiocese

Certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London and other London market insurers must pay their full applicable policy limits under policies issued to the Archdiocese of New York, a state court ruled Monday in the a... (more story)

Calif. Says Defunct SVB Owes State Over $76M In Taxes

The former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank owes the state of California upward of $76 million in taxes on income from a portfolio of securities for years leading up to the bank's failure, a state taxing ... (more story)

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Ohio Aerospace Manufacturer Hits Ch. 11 To Rework Debt

Cincinnati-based manufacturer CTL-Aerospace Inc. filed for Chapter 11 with at least $15 million in debt saying material sourcing troubles last year left it with an operating loss with limited funding avenues.

Solar Biotech's Post-Sale Ch. 11 Liquidation Gets OK

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she would approve the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Solar Biotech Inc. after it sold its assets for $20 million and resolved litigation between its largest secured cre... (more story)

Bowling And Eatery Chain Pinstripes Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sale

Illinois-based bowling and restaurant chain Pinstripes has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with more than $143 million in debt and plans to seek a going concern sale.

Universities Put To The Test In 6 Higher Ed Property Conflicts

New York University's challenge to a recent rezoning, Chapter 11 proceedings for a student housing owner serving the University of California, and an Illinois university's refusal to hand over property to a lo... (more story)

Packable Ch. 11 Committee Has Preference Suit Mostly Tossed

The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Packable Holdings largely lost out on motions to dismiss its adversary complaint tied to a prepetition lender and supplier, with a Delawa... (more story)

Atty Tells Disciplinary Panel $250K Demand Wasn't Blackmail

A Pennsylvania attorney facing discipline for allegedly threatening to blackmail a client's debtor was rightfully trying to collect on a long-standing, highly litigated debt, a state disciplinary hearing panel heard Monday.

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

Last week at the Delaware Court of Chancery, a bankruptcy administrator for a generic drugmaker formerly known as Teligent was told he can proceed with duty of oversight claims against most former officers and... (more story)

Attys Accused Of Filing Fake Docs In Miss America Dispute

A real estate developer, his associates and his current and past attorneys submitted fake contracts as evidence of their ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant in a $500 million lawsuit an... (more story)

23andMe's Ch. 11 Sale Flouted State Privacy Law, Calif. Says

The state of California has asked a Missouri federal judge to undo the $305 million bankruptcy sale of consumer DNA testing group 23andMe, arguing it sidestepped state consumer data protections.

Near Ch. 11 Litigation Trustee Sues MobileFuse In Del.

A litigation trustee for bankrupt data analytics company Near Intelligence Inc. has sued New York-based digital ad company MobileFuse LLC in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Delaware, alleging a multiyear circula... (more story)