Bankruptcy

  • March 04, 2024

    Trial Of Ex-Stimwave CEO Over Medical Device Nears End

    Prosecutors on Monday urged a Manhattan federal jury to convict the former CEO of Stimwave Technologies for hawking a medical device for chronic pain sufferers with a bogus component designed to drive up billings, while defense counsel derided a lack of evidence to support the government's claims.

  • March 04, 2024

    Hospital Operator Pushes For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation

    California-based hospital operator Alecto Healthcare Services LLC defended its Chapter 11 plan proposal Monday in Delaware bankruptcy court, saying opposition from creditors is based on a faulty belief that there are valuable claims that can be asserted for the benefit of creditors.

  • March 04, 2024

    NerdWallet, Syracuse Hit With 'Fraudulent' Bankruptcy Cases

    Personal finance platform NerdWallet, the city of Syracuse, New York, a Taco Bell franchisee and a financial tech company were targets of apparently phony bankruptcy cases opened in Delaware over the weekend by a frequent pro se litigant.

  • March 04, 2024

    Barretts' Mediation Docs Not Open To Pfizer, Judge Says

    A Texas bankruptcy judge declined Monday to open the mediation in Barretts Minerals Inc.'s bankruptcy case to former owner Pfizer Inc., saying that he didn't want mediation participants to worry about every conversation they have.

  • March 04, 2024

    Sorrento Creditors Fight To Keep Ch. 11 In Texas

    Creditors for drug developer Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. have asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to keep the company's Chapter 11 case in the Lone Star State, saying the U.S. trustee's bid to move it comes too late and wouldn't help those hoping for recoveries.

  • March 04, 2024

    LifeWallet Settles With Insurers, Enhancing Claims Process

    Healthcare reimbursement venture MSP Recovery, which does business as LifeWallet, has announced a deal with 28 affiliated property and casualty insurers that would settle unreimbursed Medicare claims and provide historical data to streamline the process of resolving such claims in the future.

  • March 04, 2024

    Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Paul Weiss

    Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP helped longtime client Revlon untangle its knotted bankruptcy, guiding the global beauty behemoth from a liquidity crisis and debilitating interlender dispute to a confirmed Chapter 11 plan in under a year, just one of several high-profile matters that earned the firm a place among Law360's 2023 Bankruptcy Groups of the Year.

  • March 04, 2024

    NC Law Firm CEO Dies In Crash Amid Stolen Funds Probe

    The CEO of North Carolina-based real estate law firm Washburn Law PLLC, which declared bankruptcy in the midst of an ongoing investigation into millions of dollars in stolen client funds, died in a car crash Saturday.

  • March 01, 2024

    McDermott Investors' Cert. Bid Should Be Denied, Judge Says

    Investors in energy industry engineering company McDermott International Inc. shouldn't be granted class certification in their suit over the company's $6 billion all-stock acquisition of Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., a federal magistrate judge has determined.

  • March 01, 2024

    Plaintiffs Blast Prison Health Co.'s 'Potemkin Village' Case

    An attorney for plaintiffs seeking the dismissal of prison health care company Tehum Care Services Inc.'s "Texas Two-Step" bankruptcy case assailed on Friday what he called the "Potemkin village" nature of the debtor during the first day of a trial unfolding in Texas bankruptcy court.

  • March 01, 2024

    McCarter & English Denied $1M Fee Bid In Celsius Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge has granted requests by a number of creditor groups in the Celsius Network Chapter 11 case for fees and expenses but denied a $1 million request by a borrower group represented by McCarter & English, saying it had failed to make a substantial contribution to the case.

  • March 01, 2024

    Fintech Co. Vesttoo's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Dissent Defused

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved the Chapter 11 liquidation plan proposed by the official committee of unsecured creditors to bankrupt Israeli fintech firm Vesttoo Ltd., after the committee sorted out a final objection to the plan.

  • March 01, 2024

    MediaMath Floats Ch. 11 Dismissal After $22M Sale Of Assets

    Bankrupt adtech company MediaMath Holdings Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to end its Chapter 11 case and allow it to dissolve, because it's sold off basically all it had for $22 million and there's nothing left to reorganize.

  • March 01, 2024

    Amazon Seller Can Tap DIP Funds, Aims For Quick Ch. 11

    A New Jersey bankruptcy judge allowed Amazon aggregator Thrasio Holdings Inc. to tap into $35 million of its $360 million post-petition financing package on Friday, over objections from a bankruptcy watchdog, and approved other measures that will allow the third-party seller to continue hawking pillows, cocktail shakers, hiking poles and hundreds of other goods online through its Chapter 11 case.

  • March 01, 2024

    Conn. AG Tells Lawmakers To Ban MV Realty's 'Scam Deals'

    Connecticut's attorney general urged state lawmakers to protect vulnerable homeowners by passing legislation banning a business model used by MV Realty to rack up thousands in junk fees on people who sign their 40-year exclusive listing agreements.

  • March 01, 2024

    Trustee's Office Goes After More Jackson Walker Fees In Texas

    As fallout over the Judge David R. Jones case continues, the U.S. Trustee's Office has filed a flurry of new motions in multiple bankruptcy cases, seeking to claw back fees paid to Jackson Walker LLP and, in at least one case, to reopen proceedings. 

  • March 01, 2024

    Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Davis Polk

    Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP helped Revlon, Party City and LATAM Airlines get their bankruptcy cases over the finish line while moving Purdue Pharma through the appeals of its Chapter 11 plan, landing the firm a spot among Law360's Bankruptcy Practice Groups of the Year.

  • February 29, 2024

    Lordstown To Pay $25M In SEC Probe Of Overhyped EVs

    Bankrupt automaker Lordstown Motors Corp. has agreed to return $25.5 million to shareholders who were allegedly drawn in by false assurances that the company had secured tens of thousands of pre-orders for electric trucks that it didn't even have the parts to build, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday.

  • February 29, 2024

    Stolen Funds Render FTX Clawback Moot, Embed Parties Say

    Parties associated with stock trading platform Embed Financial Technologies told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday that defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Ltd. can't claw back $240 million from a prepetition acquisition because the funds used to buy Embed were stolen from FTX customers.

  • February 29, 2024

    US Trustee Opposes Proterra Ch. 11 Plan's Future Exculpation

    The Office of the U.S. Trustee objected Thursday to the Chapter 11 plan of electric bus maker Proterra Inc., saying it includes exculpation provisions that would cover actions after it emerges from bankruptcy, and interferes with the payment of required quarterly fees to the trustee's office.

  • February 29, 2024

    Yellow Corp. Gets Ch. 11 Control Extended To End Of July

    Bankrupt Yellow Freight Corp. has secured an extra 90 days to hold onto the wheel of its Chapter 11 case in Delaware, after citing both the complexity of its case and the "tremendous" progress in selling off its assets.

  • February 29, 2024

    Amazon Seller Thrasio Seeks $360M DIP Facility In Ch. 11

    Thrasio Holdings Inc., which aggregates third-party brands for sale on Amazon, has urged a New Jersey bankruptcy court to sign off on an agreement the company struck with lenders to finance the consumer goods business' Chapter 11 case to the tune of $360 million.

  • February 29, 2024

    Celsius Floats Fix For Customers' 'Devastating' Ballot Blunder

    Hundreds of Celsius Network customers who mistakenly elected to receive a reduced payout for their cryptocurrency claims would get a chance to correct their "devastating" error under a plan filed by the crypto company in New York bankruptcy court.

  • March 01, 2024

    Inside BigLaw's 'Tremendous' Hunger For Restructuring Attys

    Even as the economy appears poised to pick up steam in 2024, BigLaw firms are still aggressively adding restructuring capabilities, with a number of recent lateral hires reflecting the glut of work still to be found in the practice area.

  • February 29, 2024

    Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Brown Rudnick

    The bankruptcy department at Brown Rudnick LLP has coalesced into a powerful team able to fight for the rights of commercial and tort creditors in large Chapter 11 cases, including securing the dismissal of insolvency cases for Johnson & Johnson's talc unit — twice — and forging a resolution for the sprawling case of cryptocurrency player BlockFi Inc., earning it a spot among Law360's 2023 Bankruptcy Groups of the Year.

Expert Analysis

  • Securing Financial Transparency In Chapter 11 Reporting

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    As we enter the new year, restructuring professionals would be wise to review Chapter 11 public reporting requirements to navigate what debtors may do to try to minimize public reporting, and what creditors can do to get the public reporting they deserve by striking a balance between financial transparency requirements and tactical moves, say Thomas Moers Mayer and Nancy Bello at Kramer Levin.

  • 4 Legal Ethics Considerations For The New Year

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    As attorneys and clients reset for a new year, now is a good time to take a step back and review some core ethical issues that attorneys should keep front of mind in 2024, including approaching generative artificial intelligence with caution and care, and avoiding pitfalls in outside counsel guidelines, say attorneys at HWG.

  • Securities Question Stands After Contradicting Crypto Rulings

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    The debate about the regulation of crypto-assets came to a head in 2023 when two New York federal judges came to opposite conclusions about whether crypto-assets were securities by using the Howey test, highlighting the uncertainty facing the crypto industry as it seeks to resolve definitional questions, say attorneys at Ballard Spahr.

  • What The Law Firm Of The Future Will Look Like

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    As the legal landscape shifts, it’s become increasingly clear that the BigLaw business model must adapt in four key ways to remain viable, from fostering workplace flexibility to embracing technology, say Kevin Henderson and Eric Pacifici at SMB Law Group.

  • 4 PR Pointers When Your Case Is In The News

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    Media coverage of new lawsuits exploded last year, demonstrating why defense attorneys should devise a public relations plan that complements their legal strategy, incorporating several objectives to balance ethical obligations and advocacy, say Nathan Burchfiel at Pinkston and Ryan June at Castañeda + Heidelman.

  • 3 Pointers From Tilton Case To Help Win Advancement Suits

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    The Delaware Superior Court’s refusal to let Lynn Tilton sue her advancers for legal fees, ruling she had not yet attempted to negotiate in good faith, suggests that policyholders may fare better if they attempt proactive strategies to narrow disputes over advancement agreements before taking their insurers to court, says Evan Bolla at Harris St. Laurent.

  • Charting The Course For Digital Assets In 2024

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    Although 2023 was a tough year for the digital asset industry, upcoming court decisions, legislation and regulatory action will bring clarity, allowing the industry to expand and evolve, and the government will decide what innovation it will allow without challenge, says Joshua Smeltzer at Gray Reed.

  • Law Firm Strategies For Successfully Navigating 2024 Trends

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    Though law firms face the dual challenge of external and internal pressures as they enter 2024, firms willing to pivot will be able to stand out by adapting to stakeholder needs and reimagining their infrastructure, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants.

  • What 2023 Bankruptcy Statistics May Mean For 2024

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    Bankruptcy data from 2023 shows that we are in an unprecedented time in our economic history because of unique, unpredictable and distressed conditions, and bankruptcy professionals should be prepared for the continued rise in Chapter 11 filings in 2024, says Deirdre O'Connor at Epiq.

  • The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2023

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    A range of legal industry topics drew readers' attention in Law360's Expert Analysis section this year, from associate retention strategies to ethical billing practices.

  • What The 2023 Bank Failures Taught Us, And What's To Come

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    As 2023 draws to a close, it's apparent that the bank failures this past spring sparked a seismic shift in the regulatory and supervisory landscape for banking organizations, and the consequences are still continuing to be felt throughout the financial sector as we head into 2024, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Attorneys' Busiest Times Can Be Business Opportunities

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    Attorneys who resolve to grow their revenue and client base in 2024 should be careful not to abandon their goals when they get too busy with client work, because these periods of zero bandwidth can actually be a catalyst for future growth, says Amy Drysdale at Alchemy Consulting.

  • In The World Of Legal Ethics, 10 Trends To Note From 2023

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    Lucian Pera at Adams and Reese and Trisha Rich at Holland & Knight identify the top legal ethics trends from 2023 — including issues related to hot documents, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — that lawyers should be aware of to put their best foot forward.

  • What WeWork's Ch. 11 Filing Means For Landlords

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    WeWork’s recent Chapter 11 filing in New Jersey has the potential to be one of the most consequential cases in the real estate industry in many years, and presents a number of issues for landlords, including unexpired leases, assumption, assignment and more, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • How Attorneys Can Be More Efficient This Holiday Season

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    Attorneys should consider a few key tips to speed up their work during the holidays so they can join the festivities — from streamlining the document review process to creating similar folder structures, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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