November 25, 2025
Drugstore chain Rite Aid resolved a remaining disagreement with the U.S. Trustee's Office related to the debtor's Chapter 11 plan, bringing it one step closer to confirmation.
November 24, 2025
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said he would confirm the Chapter 11 plan of drug store chain Rite Aid after overruling the U.S. Trustee's objection to the opt-out mechanism for obtaining creditor support for third-party releases.
November 21, 2025
Rite Aid will try to get confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan Monday that calls for an orderly wind-down of much of the 63-year-old pharmacy chain, but it is facing pushback on its liability waivers in what will be another test of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 Purdue decision, which limited nonconsensual third-party releases.
November 21, 2025
Rite Aid will head to court to seek approval of its second reorganization plan in one year and justify its third-party releases in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue decision. Film production company Village Roadshow is scheduled for a hearing where it will fight a bid to stop its asset sale. And electric-truck maker Nikola is expected to attempt to collect the proceeds of an auction.
October 30, 2025
A trustee overseeing equity assets from Rite Aid's last Chapter 11 urged a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to let him wind the trust down. Diamondhead Casino's president and Chapter 7 trustee fought over a meeting notice. And cheese maker Rizo-Lopez Foods asked to transition its Chapter 11 proceedings into a Chapter 7 case.
October 10, 2025
Bankrupt drugstore chain Rite Aid Friday defended its decision to not pay for druggist insurance to cover ex-employees at pharmacies it has sold to former competitor CVS, while saying CVS has breached the sale deal itself by withholding its final payment.
October 07, 2025
CVS Pharmacy Inc. has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to enforce his May order approving the sale of 625 Rite Aid pharmacy operations and 64 drug stores, alleging the debtor has not provided druggist insurance as required for its ex-employees who are now working for CVS.
September 22, 2025
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge gave Rite Aid the go-ahead to solicit Chapter 11 plan votes. A New York bankruptcy judge gave permission for Purdue Pharma to offer its chief executive a nearly $3 million incentive package. And a Delaware judge approved fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc.'s asset sale to ITG Communications LLC.
September 19, 2025
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Friday approved drugstore chain Rite Aid's bid to take votes on a Chapter 11 plan as the debtor weighs whether to complete a deal with McKesson Corp. or formally seek to dismiss its bankruptcy case.
September 03, 2025
Nearly four months into its second Chapter 11 case, Rite Aid has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to give it more time to file a reorganization plan, saying it needs until the end of the year to draw up a proposal that will maximize value for creditors and others.