Bankruptcy Archive » April, 2022

Bankruptcy - April, 2022

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• Texas Judge Orders Dismissal Hearing For Alex Jones Ch. 11
• Tort Claimants Blast Gulf Coast's Ch. 11 Plan As Unfair
• Asset Manager Says Lowenstein Advice Led To SEC Scrutiny
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Law Firm DQ, Voter Rights Issues In May
• Purdue Tells 2nd Circ. 30 Years Of Precedent Back Ch. 11 Plan
• Asbestos Trust Seeks Redaction Of Firms In Claims Dispute
• Bankrupt Hess Unit Gets Ch. 11 Stay Of USVI Asbestos Trial
• Sanitizer Co. Ch. 11 Loan Called Attempt To Dodge Liability
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Tennis Ace Gets 2½ Years For Dodging Bankruptcy Debts
• NY Sheriffs Blocked From Enforcing Slashed Debt Rate Law
• Hess Unit Hits Ch. 11 Over St. Croix Refinery Asbestos Claims
• Gulf Coast Says Its Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Deal For All Claimants
• Judge Slashes Suit Claiming MabVax Execs Duped Investors
• Fee Examiner Ruling On Tap In Corp. Group Banking Ch. 11
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Bankruptcy Doldrums Persist Despite Economic Pressures
• Pa. Debtors Granted Class Cert. In Debt-Threat Letter Suit
• Riled Insurers Win Time To Probe Diocese's New Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankrupt Lear Capital's Wronged Investors Piling Up In Ch. 11
• Gulf Coast Adds $1.5M To Tort Pot In Ch. 11 Plan
• Purdue Ch. 11 Injunction Extended Pending 2nd Circ. Decision
• Teligent Gets Ch. 11 Disclosure, Voting Plans OK'd In Del.
• Nursing Home Biz Wins Court Approval Of Bankruptcy Plan
• Express Scripts Wants Departing Attys To Aid Acthar Dispute
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• US Trustee Contests Releases In Stoneway Capital Ch. 11 Plan
• Jurisdiction Concerns Require Ch. 11 Complaint In Dam Case
• Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil
• InfoWars Defends Legitimacy Of Small Business Ch. 11 Filing
• 1st Circ. Approves Puerto Rico Teacher Pension Changes
• Architectural Firm Gets OK To Unveil Ch. 11 Sale Plans Early
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Fed. Judge Who Fired Unvaxxed Worker Cleared Of Bias Claim
• US Trustee Calls Teligent Ch. 11 Plan Releases 'Baffling'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 8th Circ. Revives Fraud Claims Against Bankrupt Co.'s Owners
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Mallinckrodt Creditors Can't Get Ch. 11 Plan Halted
• NY Architectural Firm EYP Opens Ch. 11 In Del., Eyeing Sale
• Alto Maipo Invokes Ch. 11's Global Reach In Contract Fight
• Cleary, Orrick Can't Kill Malpractice Suit Over $2B Energy Buy
• Bankruptcy Omission Doesn't Bar Medical Malpractice Suit
• Boy Scouts Can Sell $13.5M Warehouse To Pad Survivor Fund
• Alex Jones' InfoWars Ch. 11 Branded 'Illegitimate' On Day One
• Fla. Firms Launch 3rd Circ. Fight Over Ch. 11 DQ, Sanctions
• Boy Scouts Want $15M In Fees For Girl Scouts TM Suit Win
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• GWG Gets OK To Slim Down Initial Ch. 11 Financing
• Ex-Paralegal Ran $600K Embezzlement Scheme, Feds Say
• 8th Circ. Revives $6.9M Fight Against Petters Ponzi Investor
• Toys R Us Creditors' Trust Can't Claw Back $12M From UPS
• Customers Lift Airline Bankruptcy Merger Row To 2nd Circ.
• How Boards Can Address Insurance-Based Caremark Risk
• Goodwin Hires Ex-Kirkland Restructuring Partner In NY
• Coin And Metal Dealer's Customers Seek Ch. 11 Committee
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Lloyd's Insurance Broker Goes Under After Rescue Bid Fails
• Limetree Bay Reaches $1.3M Deal With Losing Bidders
• Ovarian Cancer Patients Want Louder Voice In J&J Unit Ch. 11
• Nordic Aviation's Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Huge Support
• Ex-XFL Commissioner Asks Court To Block Pay Clawback Try
• Water Org. Seeks Delay In Alto Maipo Ch. 11 Deal Assumption
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Life Insurance Bond Seller Hits Ch. 11 With Over $2B In Debt
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Bankrupt NJ Diocese Inks $87.5M Deal With Abuse Survivors
• Alabama AG Ends Opioid Holdout With Deals Worth $276M
• Intelsat Creditor Says Deal Breach Was A Money Grab
• Judge Pauses Gulf Coast Trial At 11th Hour For More Info
• Chopra Says Small Biz Vulnerable To Debt Collection Abuses
• Ga. Atty Who Blamed Depression For Lies Gets Disbarred
• Law Firm Can't Shake Bankruptcy Fee Ruling At 3rd Circ.
• Bankruptcy Rulings Highlight Split On Excusable Neglect
• Chancery Ruling Offers Way To Assess Insurers' Rehab Plans
• Ch. 11 Trustee Fee Hike Was Non-Uniform Law, Justices Told
• Seniors Home Nabs $2M Cash Collateral Over Ch. 11 Objection
• Gulf Coast Noteholders Lose Bid For Higher Payment Priority
• Banks Challenge FDIC's $624M Sale Calculation In RMBS Suit
• Spector Gadon Sued For Fee Refund In Clergy Abuse Case
• Sandy Hook Lawsuits Drive Alex Jones' InfoWars Into Ch. 11
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Trial A Watershed Moment For Virtual Court
• Model Agency Says Wage Claims Belong In Bankruptcy Court
• Pa. Bank Settles Fake Ferrari Loan Suit With Investors
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Jackson Walker Adds Kirkland Bankruptcy Pro In Houston
• Newborn Opioid Victim Group Says Sackler Releases Justified
• Ruling Highlights Nexus Of Water Rights, Bankruptcy Law
• US Trustee Balks At Buyk's Ch. 11 Employee Bonus Plans
• Gulf Coast Says 3rd-Party Releases Needed In Ch. 11 Plan
• Whole Foods Can't Escape $15M Milk Contract Fight
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Judgment Against Mitsubishi Finance Co.
• Ex-Atty Cops To GM Scam After Feds Warn Of ID Theft Count
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Texas Senior Housing Operator Hits Ch. 11 With $112M Debt
• Ex-Hospitals Owner Hits Medtronic With $1.3M Clawback Suit
• Texas Plant's Ch. 11 Has No Obvious Purpose, Del. Judge Told
• Boy Scouts Say Without Ch. 11 Deals, Survivors To Get Little
• Report Says McKinsey Hid Conflicts In Advising FDA, Purdue
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Tilton Denied Stay For $1B Ch. 11 Claim Subordination Appeal
• Cipla Calls Achaogen Claims Over Lost Ch. 11 Sales 'Weak'
• Offshore Driller Support Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $124M Note Debt
• Ex-DC Solar CFO Gets 6 Years, To Pay $624M For Ponzi Scam
• Yacht Ownership Disputed In Exiled Billionaire's Ch. 11
• Disbarred Atty Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Calif. Bar's $2M Bill
• Guam Claimants Ask To Be Cut From Scouts' Ch. 11 Releases
• J&J Must Face Impending Fraud Suit During Talc Unit's Ch. 11
• Bankrupt XFL's Ex-Commissioner Hit With Pay Clawback Suit
• Sungard Gets OK To Tap $41M Ch. 11 Finance Package
• Storm-Hit Texas Power Plant Opens Ch. 11 In Del. For Sale
• Guam Survivors Say They're Worse Off In Scouts Ch. 11 Plan
• Teligent OK'd For Fast-Tracked Del. Ch. 11 Disclosure Hearing
• 6th Circ. Says Arbitration Panel May Clarify Ruling On Atty Pay
• GM Injury Scammer Faked BigLaw Atty's Signature, Feds Say
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• IT Co. Sungard Returns To Ch. 11 With Over $500M In Debt
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Paragon's $16.5M Rig Deal With SinoEnergy
• Watchdog Opposes Litigation Releases In Gulf Coast Ch. 11
• MatlinPatterson And Creditors Clash On Fund Liquidation
• Asbestos Claimants Liable For Rare Fines In Bestwall Ch. 11
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• Biopharm Co. Tarveda To Liquidate In Del. Chancery Court
• Pilot Drops Toxic-Exhaust Suit Against Defunct Airline
• Tennis Ace Becker Convicted Of Hiding Assets In Bankruptcy
• Ch. 11 Judge Will Unseal Names Of Accused Camden Clergy
• Charming Charlie Settles WARN Suit
• Boy Scouts Say Insurers' Ch. 11 Stance Imperils Org.'s Future
• House Bill Would Cut Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Short
• NJ Diocese, Insurers Battle Abuse Survivors Over Ch. 11 Deal
• 11th Circ. Reverses Loan Cos.' Win In Deed Dispute
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• LATAM Accuses Chilean Bank Of Trying To Tip Ch. 11 Vote
• Boy Scouts Defeat Girl Scouts TM Suit Over Genderless Terms
• Nursing Home Biz Gets Bankruptcy Court OK For $7.1M Sale
• US Trustee Urges 2nd Circ. To Reject Sackler Opioid Releases
• Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Arguments Focus On Legal Standards
• Bankrupt Diocese, Insurers Push To Shield Accused Clergy
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• Del. Justices Grapple With No-Vote Co. Handoff To Creditors
• Bankrupt Chilean Dam Project May Seek Votes On Ch. 11 Plan
• Del. Judge Sends Zohar Liquidation Plan To Creditors For Vote
• NHL Player's Creditors Keep Ch. 11 Conversion Hopes Alive
• VTB Capital Collapses In UK As Sanctions Bite
• Atty Accepts Injunction In Bluegreen Timeshare 'Exit' Suit
• Bankruptcy Judges In Florida Want To Be Put Out Of Business
• Essar Says $1.4B Fraud Suit Has No Place In NY
• Limetree Bay Ch. 11 Plan Moves Forward On Thin Ice
• Ex-Oil Exec Gets 3 Years For $100M Revenue-Fraud Scam
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Possible Insurer Claims Eyed Ahead Of Condo Collapse Talks
• Boeing Asks 11th Circ. To Rethink $100M Trade Secrets Claim
• Fed. Circ. Wonders If Lehman's Spirit Lives On, Even In Booze
• Convicted Ex-Platinum Execs Ask High Court For New Trial
• Edelson Seeks To Pay Girardi Victims, Sue 'Family Enterprise'
• Opioid MDL Judge Cites Miss Piggy To Explain Time Limits
• Power Co. Seeks Canadian Ruling On Texas Electric Price Suit
• Noteholders Preview Dispute In Ruby Pipeline Ch. 11 Case
• Credit Suisse Fired 10, Clawed Back $43M Post-Greensill
• Lab Execs, Texas Hospital Staff Hit With DOJ Kickback Suit
• 3 Credit Unions Sue Over NY Debt Judgment Rate Cut Law
• 6th Circ. Says Explanation For Lost Cash Needed To Exit Ch. 7
• Limetree Bay Says Ch. 11 Plan Deal Resolves Dismissal Try
• 2 Years Of Small Biz Bankruptcy Law: Winners And Losers
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Centerra Gold Reaches Deal To Hand Mine To Kyrgyz Gov't
• Insurer Tokio Marine Accuses Greensill Of Fraud
• Texas Judge Says Vine Is Coming Back — In Patent Suit
• Water Contractor's Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• MD Helicopters Lands Del. Court OK For $12.5M Ch. 11 Loan
• ISP Waited Too Long To Enforce $16M Award, Court Says
• OCC's Hsu Sees Too-Big-To-Fail Risk In Large Regional Banks
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• US Affiliates Of French IoT Co. File For Ch. 7 In Delaware
• Kinder Morgan-Backed Pipeline Hits Ch. 11 With $475M Notes