Bankruptcy Archive » August, 2023

Bankruptcy - August, 2023

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• Attys Win $2.5M Fee Award in $63M Real Estate Investor Suit
• Judge OKs Settlement After Abuse Survivors' Data Leak
• Crypto Miner Can't Seek Profits From Computer Co.'s CEO
• Kwok Asks NY Criminal Judge To Shut Down Conn. Chapter 11
• Alpine Summit Gets Approval For $83M Texas Well Sale
• The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
• Amazon Brand Aggregator Hits Ch. 11 With $94.6M In Debt
• Riker Danzig Beats DQ Bid In $9M Reinsurance Fight, For Now
• Bankrupt Israeli Fintech Gets $800K To Pay Fired Workers
• Christmas Tree Shops' Workers — But Not Taxes — Get Paid
• Purdue Ch. 11 Case Exemplifies Need For 3rd-Party Releases
• Benefytt Gets Ch. 11 Plan OK Over TCPA Claimant Objections
• First Republic Rep Heads To FINRA Arbitration On $7M Claim
• 2nd Circ. Affirms $92K Sanction Against Bankruptcy Atty
• Feds Seek Full BlockFi Deposits Of Alleged Scammers
• Chancery Keeps Tangled PE Suit Over $500M Transaction Alive
• New Jersey Judge Rejects Camden Diocese Ch. 11 Plan
• Instant Pot Maker Execs Can Cook Up Bonuses With Fast Sale
• Mallinckrodt Cleared To Tap Into $250M Of Ch. 11 Financing
• Bankman-Fried Can't Bar Late-Filed Evidence From Trial
• Boxed Inc. Wins Court Approval Of Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• Texas Regional Hospital Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M Debt
• Erika Girardi's False Claims Devastated Costumer, Suit Says
• After Rebuke, Trimmed LeClairRyan Founder Deal Set For OK
• Girardi Keese Trustee's BizJet Adversary Suit Gets 2nd Flight
• Kwok Ch. 11 Trustee Fights For Mansion, Wins Apartment Row
• Genesis, Unsecured Creditors Ink Deal Over Earn Accounts
• TV Azteca, Noteholders Agree To Talks On Bond Debt
• $30K Document Search A Sticking Point In Alex Jones' Ch. 11
• Feds Keep Heat On Banks With Long-Term Debt Proposal
• Feds Say SBF Can't Call Ex-FEC Chair, London Atty To Testify
• To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond Compensation
• Philly Firm Sacks Weston Hits Ch. 11 Amid Fraud Scandal
• Trustee's Malpractice Appeal 'Nothing New,' Says Perkins Coie
• Teamsters Slam Yellow Corp. For 'Forum Shopping' Suit
• A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Women In Law Report
• Thompson Hine Hires Litigation Partner In Chicago
• 3M Strikes $6B Deal In Combat Earplug Litigation
• $5.5B 3M Earplug Deal Awaits Veterans' Buy-In
• No Creditors Committee For Bankrupt Alecto Health Co.
• 2nd Circ. Says Lynn Tilton Owes $39.2M To TransCare Estate
• EV Maker Survives Foxconn's Attempt To End Ch. 11 Case
• SL Green Wants HNA Co-Counsel To Stay If Kobre & Kim Exits
• CFPB Signs $2.6B Settlement With Credit Repair Companies
• SBF Asks 2nd Circ. To Undo 'Speculative' Jail Order
• Strategies For Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns
• Digital Solutions Co. AgileThought Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware
• Mallinckrodt Files Second Ch. 11 To Wipe Out $1.9B Of Debt
• SBF Slams Feds For 'Yet Another' Pretrial Document Dump
• FTX, BlockFi, Genesis Claimant Data Breached In Cyberattack
• AppHarvest Gets $30M In DIP Financing To Get To Ch. 11 Sale
• DC Circ. Won't Revive FTC's Endo-Impax Deal Suit
• Credit Repair Firm Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Sale, Regulator Deal
• Energy Co. Orbital Can Tap Part Of $15M DIP For Quick Ch. 11
• Sorrento Approved For $105M Scilex Stock Sale In Ch. 11
• Lender Will Open Bankruptcy Auction For NJ Pillow Co.
• Dish Network Unit, Printing Co. Duel To Win $1.3M Fight
• Liquor Consultant Must Face 50 Cent's Embezzlement Suit
• Davis Polk Blasted Over Fees Bid For Paul Hastings Work
• More States Should Join Effort To Close Legal Services Gap
• Alpine Summit Axes Ch. 11 Auction, Goes With Stalking Horse
• Landlords Should Prep As WeWork Faces Potential Ch. 11
• FTX Wants Galaxy Digital To Manage Crypto Investments
• San Francisco Diocese Pushes For Ch. 11 Claims Agent
• Arguments Set In Chilean Energy Co.'s 'Unusual' Bankruptcy
• Light Show Co. Gets US Recognition For Canadian Insolvency
• Colorado Panel Backs Builder's Airport Property Suit Notice
• Carnival Accuses Invictus Of 'End Run' To Grab Software
• Investors Push For Ch. 11 As Cases Mount For House-Flippers
• JPMorgan's Syndicated Loan Is Not A Security, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Identifying Trends And Tips In Litigation Financing Disclosure
• Pomerantz, Other Firms Get $3.5M In CBL Shareholder Suit
• NJ Pillow Co. Files Ch. 11 With $81M Debt, Sale Plans
• Energy Services Co. Orbital Hits Ch. 11 With Over $100M Debt
• Tom Girardi Likely Feigning Dementia, Psychologist Testifies
• Cruise Software Co. Says Carnival Can't Hire Its Ex-Employees
• PROMESA Trims PR's Payouts Under Milk Deal, 1st Circ. Says
• 6th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Court's Atty Fee Cut Denied Rights
• FTX Gets Approval To Fast-Track Claims Under $15M
• Canadian Tribe's Lawsuit 'Perplexing,' Purdue Tells NY Court
• Divergent NY Rulings Compound Crypto Regulation Questions
• Insurers, Prepare For Large Exposures From PFAS Claims
• US Trustee Balks At Bankrupt Fintech Paying Fired Workers
• Hotel Owner Given 2 Weeks To Pay Pillsbury Ch. 11 Fees
• LeClair Atty Ducks Sanctions For No-Show At Hearing
• Bankman-Fried Says Feds Can't Pry Into Blame-Atty Defense
• MediaMath Gets OK For $22M Ch. 11 Sale To Infillion
• Mallinckrodt Strikes Creditor Deal For Second Ch. 11 Case
• Kwok's Daughter Is Subject Of Fed. Criminal Probe, Atty Says
• Walmart's Opioid Deal Advances With States' Participation
• Bally Sports Says JPMorgan Took $1B, Pushing It To Ch. 11
• BakerHostetler Advises Old Dominion's $1.5 Billion Asset Bid
• Lordstown Defends Ch. 11 After Foxconn Alleges Bad Faith
• Heritage Power Set For October Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Puerto Rico Gov. Wants 1st Circ. To Rehear Labor Law Dispute
• Ohio Hotel Co. Hits Ch. 11 With 'Urgent' Bid To Stay Afloat
• Benefytt Says It Has Deal With Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Bankrupt Mining Co. Asks 4th Circ. To Reverse Permit Ruling
• Bittrex Asks Bankruptcy Court To OK $24M SEC Settlement
• Dementia Makes Girardi Unfit For Trial, Defense Claims
• SVB Parent Gets OK For $12.5M In Exec Performance Bonuses
• Atty Says Bankman-Fried Missing Meds, Vegan Food In Jail
• SF Archdiocese, Facing 500 Sex Abuse Suits, Files For Ch. 11
• Judge Rejects Cancer Tech Co.'s 'Extraordinary' DIP Revisions
• Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Drops Appeal Of Reed Smith Dispute
• News Orgs Ask Judge To Lift Veil On FTX Customers' Names
• 8th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Estate Includes Avoidance Claims
• FTX Creditors Cite Cash Burn In Bid For Fast Ch. 11 Mediation
• The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Elrod On 'Jury Duty'
• Yellow Corp. Wants Teamsters Suit In Bankruptcy Court
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Girardi Sees Incompetency Bid As 'Escape Hatch,' Feds Say
• SBF Says He Needs Time Out Of Jail To Review Discovery
• GTV Media Group Found In Contempt In Kwok's Ch. 11
• 5th Circ. Upholds La. Bankruptcy Court's 'Contradictory' Order
• Australian Boutique Names Two New Principals
• 'Deeply Troubled' Judge OKs Williams Services Stalking Horse
• 4 Business-Building Strategies For Introvert Attorneys
• Judge OKs Ch. 11 Vote For HyLife Subsidiaries
• DeCurtis Seeks Ch. 7 Conversion After Failed Sale Bid
• WeWork Launches Reverse Stock Split For NYSE Compliance
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Evergrande Seeks US Recognition For Chinese Reorg
• 2 Lose By Default In Suit Alleging Hijack Of Biosciences Co.
• Judge Sends Bally Sports Parent's Ch. 11 Plan To Mediation
• Williams Services Hits Stalking Horse Bidder Stalemate
• Maui Wildfire Litigation Could Be 'A Case Of Epic Proportions'
• iMedia Brands Gets OK For $40M Ch. 11 Sale To IV Media
• Judge Says Ex-Insys CEO Has To Repay $6M In Defense Fees
• Medical Staffing Co.'s Parent Hits Ch. 11 Owing Nearly $100M
• 3 Ways Justices' Disclosure Defenses Miss The Ethical Point
• Condor Wants Sponsor's Chilean Reorg Halted During Ch. 11
• Girardi Ordered To Attend Competency Hearing In Fraud Case
• Genesis Grants FTX $175M Claim To End Ch. 11 Disputes
• Yellow Corp. Says It Has Deal For DIP Financing, Terminal Bid
• FTX-Linked Bank Settles Fed Action As It Prepares To Close
• Williams Services Wants $200K Executive Bonuses In Ch. 11
• Fla. Resort Handed To Lender After Ch. 11 Sale Goes Bust
• Bankrupt Used Car Dealership Chain Hit With Layoff Suit
• Judge Rips Attys In Christmas Tree Shop Ch. 11 For Late Bills
• Insys Trust Wants Insurer To Pay Share Of Ch. 11 Settlement
• How Bankman-Fried's Ex Could Bring His Trial To Life
• Alpine Summit Says It Has $83M Bid For Southern Texas Wells
• US Trustee Pans SVB Bid For Top Executives' Bonuses
• Subchapter V Eligibility Ruling Raises Uncertainty For Tenants
• Trustee To Depose Alleged Creditors About $27M Kwok Ties
• Lordstown Strikes $40M Deal In Karma EV IP Case
• Chilean Renewable Energy Co. Gets Stay Order In Ch. 11 Case
• Judge Won't Reclassify Cruise Software Co.'s Debt
• Bankrupt Pa. City Reneged On Retirees' Atty Fees, Court Told
• 6 Firms For CBL Mall Shareholders Seek $3.5M In Fees
• Crypto Firm Prime Trust Hits Ch. 11 After Nevada Receivership
• 3rd-Party Releases In Ch. 11 May Die At Supreme Court
• New Indictment Against SBF Details $100M Political Donations
• Kobre & Kim Looks To Ditch HNA Group Over Unpaid Fees
• Aliera Cos. Wins Confirmation For Liquidating Ch. 11 Plan
• Celsius Gets OK For Customer Deal, Ch. 11 Plan Vote
• 11th Circ. Denies Whistleblower Reward In TelexFree Case
• Ch. 11 Ruling Sets New Standard For Using Reinstatement
• 11th Circ. Says Mogul's Bankruptcy Win Doesn't Get Atty Fees
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• NJ Judge Won't Impose 6 Month Ch. 11 Bar On J&J Talc Unit
• Feds Tee Up 2nd Circ. Ciminelli Fight With Platinum Appeal
• Crypto Fund Founder Ducks Contempt Over Subpoena Tweet
• Biden Admin Targets Purdue, 'Ghost Guns' In Shadow Dockets
• 9th Circ. Upholds US Trustee Fee Refunds For Some In Ch. 11
• Detroit Tells Judge To Ignore Bid To Speed Pension Payments
• 8th Circ. Affirms Architecture Co.'s Copyright Loss
• Amyris Ok'd To Tap Part Of $190M DIP Loan For Quick Ch. 11
• 1st Circ. Affirms Nullification Of New Puerto Rico Labor Law
• Epiq To Pay $50K Per Abuse Survivor In ID Release Settlement
• Caregiver Flexibility Is Crucial For Atty Engagement, Retention
• Bankman-Fried Jailed After Feds Allege Witness Tampering
• How A Union Fight Played A Key Role In Yellow's Bankruptcy
• Yellow Corp. Says Ch. 11 Financing Offers Still Coming In
• Proterra Reconciles With Lenders In First-Day Ch. 11 Hearing
• Bankrupt Recycler Vulnerable To $300M Suit, Del. Judge Rules
• WilmerHale Wants To Skip Ch. 11 Client Disclosures
• Justices Halt Purdue Ch. 11 Plan Over Sackler Releases
• CFTC Commissioner Taps Linklaters Atty As Chief Counsel
• The FTC May Be Expanding Its Monetary Relief Toolbox
• Bankruptcy Ruling Shows Section 363's Magic Has Its Limits
• Madoff Trustee Can Net $16.9M From Investor, 2nd Circ. Says
• Excess Insurer Seeks Guidance On FTX Collapse Coverage
• Bio Venture Amyris Files Ch. 11 With $1.1B In Debt
• Food Recycler's Ch. 11 Is A Litigation Ploy, Rival Says
• Tax Software Co. Says Seattle Law Firm Bungled IP Case
• Bankrupt Paint Pigment Maker Seeks Conversion To Ch. 7
• Yellow Corp. Fielding 3 Ch. 11 Financing Proposals
• Judge Threatens Ch. 11 Contempt On Hotel In Fee Dispute
• Serta Simmons Ch. 11 Expands Split On Credit Agreements
• Girardi Loses Bid To Delay Competency Hearing In Calif.
• David's Bridal Seeks Post-Sale Dismissal Of Ch. 11 Case
• BlockFi Claims Collateral Sale Violated Ch. 11 Stay
• Laid-Off Workers File WARN Act Suit In Yellow Ch. 11 Case
• HSBC Slams First Citizens' $1B SVB Suit As 'Short On Facts'
• Fenwick & West Set Up 'Shadowy Entities' For FTX, Suit Says
• Bankrupt Western Global Airlines Gets Court OK To Use $35M
• How High Court Is Assessing Tribal Law Questions
• Instant Pot Maker Approved For $30M In Added Ch. 11 Loans
• Feds To Clarify Dropped SBF Campaign Finance Charge
• US Trustee Opposes Law Firm Pair In Health Care Co. Ch. 11
• In-Office Engagement Is Essential To Associate Development
• Temasek Hit With Suit Over Aiding FTX Fraud
• Shifts In The CRE Landscape Demand Creative Loan Solutions
• Ex-CEO Of Dirt Bike Co. Says Ch. 11 Plan Targets Him
• Atty Fights DQ Bid In Bannon Ally's $1B Fraud Case
• 4th Circ. Won't Rethink Ban On Georgia-Pacific Asbestos Suits
• Court Scorn For LeClairRyan Deal Is Legal And Personal
• Gov't Workers Tell Judge 'Crisis' Still Looms After Debt Deal
• Feds Move For Atty DQ In Bannon Ally's $1B Fraud Case
• Judge Orders Mediation In Mountain Express Ch. 11 'Mess'
• Electric Vehicle Tech Co. Proterra Files For Ch. 11 Bankruptcy
• Sorrento OK'd For New $100M Ch. 11 DIP Loan In Texas
• Alex Jones Ch. 11 Judge Sets 3-Hour Hearing For Early Win Bid
• Fintech Co. Drops Ill. Bitcoin Mining Dispute
• KeyBank Investor Says It Downplayed Liquidity, Interest Risks
• NC Lawyer Liable For Stolen Client Money, Trustee Says
• Bankruptcy Team Stroock Hired In '22 Jumps To Morgan Lewis
• Aircraft Trader Can't Stop $14M Tax Collection, US Tells Court
• A Judge's Pitch To Revive The Jury Trial
• Western Global Airlines Hits Ch. 11 To Retool Over $500M Debt
• Trucking Firm Yellow Corp. Hits Ch. 11 With $1.5B In Debt
• Ex-Crypto Lender CEO Can't Yet Duck NY AG's Fraud Claims
• Bondholders Seek Citgo Seizure Order In Delaware
• Purdue Pharma Asks Justices To Reject Ch. 11 Challenge
• Sanchez Energy's Unsecured Creditors Win Majority Stake
• NYC Developer Moving Forward With Ch. 11 Sale Plans
• How $300M Fraud Case Ended With A $5,000 Fine
• Contractor In Conn. No-Poach Case Files $5.6M Fla. Ch. 11
• Diebold Nixdorf CLO To Leave After Company Exits Ch. 11
• Calif. Policymakers Should Aid Crashing Cannabis Market
• How To Recognize And Recover From Lawyer Loneliness
• FTX Customers Can't See Celebrity Contracts, For Now
• Kwok Daughter Appeals Yacht Ownership Ruling
• Lordstown Pulls In 13 Sale Proposals Despite Karma IP Fight
• A Smoother Process For CRE Receiverships In Conn.
• Litigation Funding Disclosure Should Be Mandatory
• Recalling USWNT's Legal PR Playbook Amid World Cup Bid
• Judge Tosses Firm's Bid To Boot Future J&J Talc Claims Rep
• Paul Hastings Shakes Foreign Agent Suit, Wins Sanctions Bid
• The State Of Student Loan Debt In Bankruptcy
• Magnetar, Blackstone Lead $2.3B CoreWeave Debt Facility
• AeroFarms Gets OK For 2nd $10M Ch. 11 Loan
• NYC Building Investor Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With $226M Debt
• Envision Healthcare Gets OK For Sept. Ch. 11 Confirmation
• Ozy Media Boss Claims Race Bias In Investor Fraud Charges
• Citi Collections Sanctions Get Mixed Review From 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Health Care Exec Avoids Prison In $300M Stock Fraud Case
• Norwich Diocese Ch. 11 Plan Proposes Pursuing Past Insurers
• Goodwin Adds Weil Restructuring Partner In NY
• Unhappy Judge OKs IMedia's Ch. 11 Sale Timeline
• Party City Investor Says Execs Lied Ahead Of Bankruptcy
• J&J Unit's Talc Claimants Seek Temporary Bar On 3rd Ch. 11
• Yellow Corp. Hit With WARN Act Suit Alleging Mass Layoff
• SBF Attys Seek Media Ban After Witness Intimidation Claims
• SVB Bankruptcy Case Raises Asset Control Questions
• Biggest Native American Rulings From The 1st Half Of 2023
• 3AC Founder Rejects Cooperation With Co.'s Liquidators
• Sorrento Hits Snag On $200M Scilex Stock Sale In Ch. 11
• BlockFi Reaches Creditor Deal In Step Toward Ch. 11 Plan
• Couple Says Ex-Pet Chain Owner Gave Bad Data In Ch. 11 Buy
• Airplane Parts Co. AeroCision OK'd For Quick Ch. 11 Timeline
• FTX Creditors 'Extremely Disappointed' In Draft Ch. 11 Plan
• Who Owns Crypto Assets? Know The Bankruptcy Risks
• Pa. Builder Calls Atty's Venue Change A Ploy For Money