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Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

A New York judge told two law firms to hand privilege logs to Levona Holdings in a sanctions fight, Terraform's plan administrator asked a Delaware judge to toss an adversary suit, and a company deeply intertw... (more story)

Mo. Panel Says Exclusion Bars Mallinckrodt Opioid Coverage

A Missouri appellate court upheld a win for a group of insurers on their arguments that a "your products" policy exclusion applied to bar coverage of alleged damages from drugmaker Mallinckrodt's unbranded mar... (more story)

Summer Camp Ch. 11's Real Estate Arm Can Use Lender Cash

Real estate company DAMIS Holdings, sister company to bankrupt summer camp operator SIMAD Holdings, on Thursday told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge it had secured an agreement from nearly all of its lenders on ... (more story)

Simpson Thacher Warned Co. About Deal Terms, Jury Told

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising vehicle alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. told a Florida jury Thursday that he flagged deal terms that later became de... (more story)

J&J Talc Plaintiffs Must Back Up Cancer Link Or Risk MDL

Plaintiffs alleging Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer must show they can offer expert opinions on the link between the disease and talc use or risk having their lawsuits tossed, ... (more story)

Parents Lament Bidder In Summer Camp Bankruptcy Sale

As bankrupt SIMAD Holdings pushes forward with quick sales of the summer camps it owns, distraught parents whose children attend one camp in New York have expressed deep concerns about the process and the outs... (more story)

Dish Sues To Block Suits By 5G Network Providers

Dish Network is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to freeze claims against its parent company stemming from Dish's abandoned attempt to launch a nationwide 5G network, saying they would drain resources needed fo... (more story)

QVC Shareholders Can't Stay Ch. 11 Plan

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday declined to pause home shopping company QVC Group's Chapter 11 plan, saying shareholders opposed to the plan have not made their case for a stay pending their appeal of its confirmation.

Spirit Can Sell NYC Gate Slots To JetBlue For $58.5M In Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved the sale of 22 gate slots at LaGuardia Airport to JetBlue for $58.5 million following a 14-hour auction as defunct Spirit Airlines liquidates in Chapter 11.

Co. Turned Away Simpson Thacher's Deal Meeting, Jury Told

A retired Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP partner who handled the fundraising round alleged to have destroyed Patriot National Inc. testified in a Florida state malpractice trial Wednesday that the insurance se... (more story)

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Team Systems Execs Seek Recusal In Ch. 7 Clawback Suit

Former executives of bankrupt government contractor Team Systems International asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to recuse himself from the contractor's Chapter 7 case and a $14 million clawback case against t... (more story)

Iowa Pharmacy Operator Files Ch. 7 Following $22M State Suit

Months after the state of Iowa sued NuDak Ventures LLC, alleging the pharmacy chain failed to remit more than $22 million tied to an HIV treatment program, the company and seven affiliates filed for Chapter 7 liquidation.

Sangamo Wins OK For Cheaper $35M Ch. 11 Loan

Biotechnology company Sangamo Therapeutics received interim approval Thursday to tap into a new, $35 million Chapter 11 financing package with a lower interest rate.

Crypto Miner Poolin Hits Ch. 11 After China Ban, Market Slump

Bitcoin miner Poolin Technology filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court with more than $173 million in liabilities and plans for an asset sale, pointing to price volatility and a Chinese... (more story)

RBS Hit With £74M Claim Over Rockfire Solar Bond Transfers

A collapsed investment company has sued The Royal Bank of Scotland for more than £74 million ($99 million), accusing the lender of allowing cash earmarked for solar farms to be siphoned off by the company's director.

NY Castle Owner Says Sale Efforts Justify Ch. 11

The entity behind a century-old castle on the Gold Coast of New York's Long Island has defended its Chapter 11 case against a dismissal motion from the U.S. Trustee's Office, arguing the estate was not losing ... (more story)

Gene Therapy Co. Inks Better Ch. 11 Financing Deal

Sangamo Therapeutics on Wednesday told a Delaware bankruptcy judge it has negotiated new Chapter 11 financing that will provide the biotechnology company with more money at a lower interest rate and asked perm... (more story)

Joonko Shareholders To Access Unsealed Fraud Report

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has allowed some shareholders of bankrupt AI staffing firm Joonko Diversity Inc. to subpoena the insolvency plan administrator for access to the unsealed version of a report investi... (more story)

Hudson Hotel Co. Wants Another Plan Deadline Extension

A company connected to the former Hudson Hotel in downtown Manhattan has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to again extend the period in which only it can file a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, this time for... (more story)

Heritage Coal Trustee Says Ex-Owners Hid Fraud

The liquidating trustee for Heritage Coal and the company that acquired it has sued the mining firm's former owner in Delaware bankruptcy court, accusing them of costing the new owner millions of dollars by co... (more story)

Expert Analysis

FDIC Proposals Mark Pullback In Bank Resolution Rules

A recent pair of Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposals would fundamentally reshape testing of banks' resolutio... (more story)

Being A Singer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Before law school, I spent seven years trying to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles, and nearly every... (more story)

$400M Serta Ruling Offers Warning On Uptier Deal Risks

A Texas bankruptcy court's recent remand ruling, which disallowed Serta Simmons Bedding’s uptier debt exchange and... (more story)