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3rd Circ. Clarifies Ch. 11 3rd-Party Liability Scope Post-Purdue

A recent Third Circuit decision that tort claims against the purchaser of a debtor's business belong to the debtor... (more story)

Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaborat... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practic... (more story)

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$33M NJ Mansion Wasn't Chinese Exile's, Holding Co. Says

A holding company that nominally owns a $33 million New Jersey mansion has asked a Connecticut federal judge to flip a bankruptcy finding that the company was equitably owned by Chinese exile Miles Guo and fun... (more story)

ConvergeOne's Ch. 11 Plan Undone, In Part, On Appeal

A Texas federal judge has reversed parts of reorganized IT group ConvergeOne's Chapter 11 plan, saying an exclusive equity backstop opportunity given to a faction of its secured lenders violated bankruptcy's e... (more story)

Linqto Investors Object To Settlement Bid, Bankrutpcy Claims

A group of Linqto customers has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject the investment platform's plan to create a closed-end fund and liquidating trust to distribute private company securities through its Ch... (more story)

Argentina Blasts District Court Order To Turn Over YPF Stake

Argentina has told the Second Circuit that a federal district court order requiring it to give up a 51% interest in nationalized oil company YPF would create a "legal mess and a diplomatic disaster," urging th... (more story)

Miss America Dispute Turns On Dueling Fraud Claims

A real estate developer and his attorney have hit back at claims they should be sanctioned for allegedly submitting fake contracts as evidence they own the company that runs the Miss America pageant, asserting... (more story)

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling ... (more story)

Ex-Highland CEO Tells High Court Judge's Novels Show Bias

The founder and president of hedge fund Highland Capital Management has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a bankruptcy judge's refusal to recuse herself from proceedings involving the company after s... (more story)

Entities Tied To Auto Parts Supplier Hit Ch. 11 With $1B+ Debts

A group comprising at least a dozen entities affiliated with Carnaby Capital Holdings LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas on Wednesday, reporting liabilities of between $1 billion and $10 billion.

Buffalo Diocese Delays Bid To Hire Jones Day For Ch. 11 Help

A New York bankruptcy judge agreed on Thursday to table a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York, to hire Jones Day for help working out legal issues related to a nonprofit, as the debtor r... (more story)

Michael Best To Combine With Denver Firm Allen Vellone

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is expanding its Denver office through a merger with 15-attorney litigation- and bankruptcy-focused firm Allen Vellone Wolf Helfrich & Factor PC, the firm said Wednesday.

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Bankrupt NYC Cannabis Club Ordered Out Of Brooklyn Spot

A New York bankruptcy judge has told Empire Cannabis Club to surrender the property it leases at a location in Brooklyn to its landlord, ruling the bankrupt tenant effectively rejected the lease because it nev... (more story)

Judge Backs Settlement In WanaBana Lead Poisoning Case

A federal judge in Florida on Friday recommended approving a confidential settlement between Dollar Tree and the parents of a toddler who consumed lead from WanaBana cinnamon applesauce pouches, saying it's in... (more story)

23andMe Secures Up To $86.5M Settlements In Ch. 11 Plan

A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Friday gave the go-ahead to include customer data breach settlements worth up to $86.5 million in the Chapter 11 plan of genetic testing company 23andMe.

NJ Riverfront Site Owner Hits Ch. 11 Ahead Of Sheriff's Sale

A property owner accused of defrauding an investor with phony development plans for a New Jersey site on the Hudson River sought Chapter 11 protection ahead of a sheriff's sale Friday, claiming it owes $67.3 m... (more story)

Insurers' $9M Deal With Pump Co.'s Trustee Gets Judge's OK

Chubb's Century Indemnity Co. and ACE American unit Pacific Employers Insurance Co. have received a Connecticut federal judge's approval to pay $9 million to a pump manufacturer's Chapter 7 estate, allowing th... (more story)

23andMe Hit With Thousands Of Suspect Data Breach Claims

A Missouri bankruptcy judge said Thursday he was prepared to allow the Chapter 11 plan of 23andMe to go out for a creditor vote and have the go-ahead to deal with what the former genetic testing company said m... (more story)

Dr. Phil Defends Worker Layoffs That Came With Ch. 11

Phil McGraw, also known as Dr. Phil, hit back Thursday at accusations that workers at his television channel joint venture were fired when it filed for bankruptcy so they could work for a new entity started by... (more story)

Flagstar Seeks Instant Win In Ex-Live Well VP Fraud Case

Flagstar Bank has urged a Michigan federal judge to grant it an early win against a former executive of the now-bankrupt Live Well for his role in a scheme to defraud lenders by inflating the value of bonds, s... (more story)

Atty's 'Horrible' Mistake Rooted In Firm Biz, NJ Justices Hear

Former Sacks Weston attorney Scott Diamond's counsel urged the New Jersey Supreme Court on Thursday to refrain from disbarring him for fraudulently resolving cases behind his former firm's back, arguing during... (more story)

Jackson Walker Reaches 2 New Deals Over Judge Romance

Jackson Walker LLP has reached two new settlements to resolve claims related to a concealed romance between a former firm attorney and a onetime bankruptcy judge, marking at least five such settlements since t... (more story)