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4:25-bk-90399

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Texas Southern

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  1. March 03, 2026

    First Brands Factor Urges Court To Order $61M Set Aside

    A third-party factor lender to embattled auto parts-maker First Brands Group wants the debtor to set aside $60.5 million in cash to ensure the lender is adequately protected, saying First Brands is relying on funds that may be promised to other factors to make guarantees about the factor's collateral. 

  2. February 27, 2026

    First Brands Eyes Biz Unit Going Concern Sales In Ch. 11

    Troubled auto parts manufacturer First Brands plans to sell four of its business units as going concerns, attorneys told a Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday, explaining that information about alleged fraud had scuttled hopes of reorganizing the business in Chapter 11.

  3. February 20, 2026

    Lender Onset Hits Back On First Brands' $2.9B Fraud Suit

    First Brands lender Onset Financial Inc. is slamming a $2.9 billion lawsuit that the embattled auto parts maker brought against Onset in Texas bankruptcy court last month, asserting it is the victim rather than a perpetrator of the fraud that sent First Brands into Chapter 11.

  4. February 11, 2026

    Ex-First Brands Worker Hits Co. With Ch. 11 WARN Act Suit

    A former employee at a facility operated by bankrupt auto parts company First Brands Group LLC and one of its subsidiaries has sued the companies, arguing he and workers like him are owed wages and benefits because the company fired them with inadequate forewarning.

  5. February 11, 2026

    Auto Part Maker First Brands' Winding Road Through Ch. 11

    Since entering bankruptcy, auto parts company First Brands Group Holdings LLC has ridden out its Chapter 11 as the fulcrum of its own insolvency as well as acrimonious adversary proceedings and the federal prosecution of its founder and his brother regarding allegations of sweeping fraud.

  6. February 05, 2026

    First Brands Insurers Appeal Ch. 11 D&O Policy Decision

    A group of insurers that issued policies to bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group notified a Texas bankruptcy judge that they intend to appeal a January ruling on the ability of company executives to access insurance proceeds to fund their defenses in misconduct litigation.

  7. February 04, 2026

    First Brands Creditors Seek To Hire Nardello For Fraud Probe

    First Brands Group's unsecured creditors urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to let them retain Nardello & Co. as a forensic financial adviser and assist with their investigation into the "pervasive looting and fraud" that they allege precipitated the auto parts maker's Chapter 11 case.

  8. January 29, 2026

    First Brands Can Tap $48M From Ford, GM In Bid For Survival

    A Texas bankruptcy judge signed off Thursday on auto parts maker First Brands Group's $48 million in financing from Ford, General Motors, Harley-Davidson and other customers, funds the debtor called a "lifeline" that averted a liquidation of the embattled business.

  9. January 29, 2026

    Former First Brands Execs Indicted On Fraud Charges

    Patrick James, the founder of bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group, and his brother Edward James were indicted by federal prosecutors in New York, who accused the pair of inflating invoices, double pledging collateral and concealing liabilities from lenders.

  10. January 28, 2026

    First Brands Needs Court OK On $48M From Ford, GM, Polaris

    Struggling auto parts maker First Brands Group urged a Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday to let it borrow $48 million advanced by Ford, General Motors, Harley-Davidson and other customers, saying it needs the funds to stay afloat after running out of debtor-in-possession financing.