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Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure

If you’re like me, law school’s often complex and theoretical approach to teaching civil procedure may have contri... (more story)

How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity

As the administration targets diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and law firms consider pulling back from the... (more story)

Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer

After almost five years of running marathons, I’ve learned that both the race itself and the training process shar... (more story)

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Del. Firm Landis Rath Adds Pachulski Stang Bankruptcy Ace

Delaware boutique firm Landis Rath & Cobb LLP has brought on a former Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP attorney to enhance its ability to advise clients on Chapter 11 and other bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation.

Sunnova's $15M Asset Sale Approved To Ease Cash Crunch

Sunnova, a major residential solar panel designer, secured a Texas bankruptcy judge's permission Wednesday to sell some of its assets for $15 million to raise liquidity while it moves through Chapter 11.

23andMe Shows Need For National DNA Data Law, Sens. Hear

Senators from both sides of the aisle expressed interest in passing national consumer data privacy legislation during a Wednesday committee hearing inspired by 23andMe Inc.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Russia Must Face $5B Yukos Award Suit, DC Judge Rules

At D.C. federal judge on Wednesday denied Russia's bid to nix litigation filed by the financing arm of Yukos Oil Co. to enforce a nearly $5 billion arbitral award, saying the Kremlin's jurisdictional objections fell short.

Lathrop GPM Names New Kansas City Leader

Following the announcement of a planned move next year to a new office in Kansas City, Missouri, Lathrop GPM LLP said Tuesday that a veteran bankruptcy attorney will be appointed the next partner-in-charge of ... (more story)

JC Penney Blasts Jackson Walker Bid To Escape Fee Dispute

J.C. Penney has called on a Texas bankruptcy court to knock down Jackson Walker LLP's bid to escape a fee suit prompted by a yearslong secret romance between a former firm partner and a onetime bankruptcy judg... (more story)

J&J's Beasley Allen DQ Bid Based On 'Innuendo,' Court Told

A California couple ripped Johnson & Johnson's renewed bid to block two Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys from representing them in their suit accusing the company of selling carcinogenic talc-based baby powder... (more story)

KKR-Backed Auto Parts Co. Blames Tariffs For $4.9B Ch. 11

Automotive parts manufacturer Marelli Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday with $4.9 billion in funded debt, saying tariffs had a severe effect on its business.

States Sue To Block 23andMe From Selling DNA Data In Ch. 11

A bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general has sued 23andMe Inc. in Missouri bankruptcy court seeking to block the genetic-testing company from auctioning off its 15 million customers' personal genetic inf... (more story)

Yukos Says $5B Russia Award Suit Must Proceed

Yukos Oil Co.'s financing arm has told a D.C. federal court that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting the Ninth Circuit's outlier interpretation of a jurisdictional question moots Russia's request th... (more story)

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Pa. Panel Says Borough Didn't Break Law In Condemning Mall

A Pennsylvania appellate panel affirmed a decision backing the borough of West Mifflin's condemnation of a local mall, rejecting the property owner's argument that its due process rights were violated.

Bar Louie Strikes Deal With Creditors On Ch. 11 Disclosures

Gastropub chain Bar Louie has told the Delaware bankruptcy court it has reached an agreement with unsecured creditors that could resolve an investor group's challenge to the debtor's Chapter 11 disclosure stat... (more story)

IP, Health Law Scholars Object To 23andMe Ch. 11 Data Sale

A number of university scholars urged a Missouri bankruptcy judge to require that DNA testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s asset sale be contingent on the final buyer maintaining policies that benefit biomedical researchers.

Developer Of Historic Detroit Hospital Campus Files Ch. 11

The developer of a historic hospital campus in Detroit has launched Chapter 11 proceedings in New York bankruptcy court, listing up to $10 million both in assets and liabilities and disclosing that it fell beh... (more story)

Pharma Real Estate Unit Moves Toward July Ch. 11 Plan Date

Bedmar LLC, the property lease-holding subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturing company National Resilience HoldCo Inc., will seek confirmation of its prepackaged Chapter 11 plan in late July, but a Delaware... (more story)

Biopharm Co. Seelos Gets OK For Credit Bid In July Auction

A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave biopharmaceutical company Seelos Therapeutics approval for a July asset auction with a $22 million baseline credit bid, over the objections of unsecured creditors ... (more story)

Fla. Fraud Suit Cited In Threat To $300M Project's Ch. 11 Plan

The debtors of a $300 million real estate development in Florida cited challenges in working through its Chapter 11 case on Tuesday, telling a federal bankruptcy judge that an insurance heiress's state court l... (more story)

House 23andMe Hearing Raises National Security Concerns

Lawmakers pressed current and former 23andMe executives during a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday over national security and consumer privacy in connection with a planned Chapter 11 sale of 15 million... (more story)

Judge Grants Vegan Restaurant Chain Planta Final $5M DIP

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday gave vegan restaurant chain Planta Group final approval to tap nearly $5 million in financing after being told Planta had resolved comments from its debtor-in-possession ... (more story)

No Sanctions For Cicis Pizza Investor, Judge Rules

A Texas state court judge drew short of sanctioning one of the companies that helped bring Cicis Pizza out of bankruptcy, but said Tuesday the company needs to turn over its complete ledger as it pursues a sui... (more story)