November 13, 2025
A Long Island Catholic diocese brought its Chapter 11 case to a close, the U.S. trustee objected to a bid by metal recycling company Aleon Metals to end its Chapter 11, and remodeling group Renovo was slapped with two putative class actions.
October 30, 2025
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre is asking a New York bankruptcy judge to close its five-year-old Chapter 11 case, saying it has fulfilled the conditions of its Chapter 11 plan and settlement payments are flowing to the hands of sexual abuse survivors.
February 27, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday gave final approval to Jones Day's request for nearly $52 million in compensation for shepherding Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese through its Chapter 11 case, overruling arguments it spent too much time objecting to claims.
February 24, 2025
A bankruptcy judge gave Spirit Airlines the all-clear to eliminate nearly $800 million in debt while giving creditors control over the business; Johnson & Johnson's talc spinoff went to trial over a proposed Chapter 11 plan; and the U.S. Trustee's Office took issue with the final $52 million fee application from lawyers for a New York Catholic diocese.
February 18, 2025
The U.S. Trustee's Office is opposing some of the nearly $52 million in fees billed by Jones Day lawyers for their work as debtors' lead counsel for the Catholic diocese on New York's Long Island, as total fees in the case have surpassed $120 million.
January 21, 2025
Jones Day has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve the firm's request for almost $3 million in pay and expenses for shepherding a Roman Catholic diocese on New York's Long Island through its Chapter 11 since October, bringing its total bill for the case to about $52 million.
December 09, 2024
A diocese covering 132 Roman Catholic parishes on New York's Long Island has secured confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan in a case it started four years ago. An Oregon federal judge has ruled that memos tied to an ethics scandal in the Southern District of Texas' bankruptcy court aren't shielded by attorney-client privilege. And members of the U.S. Senate have renewed legislation to ban the controversial "Texas two-step" bankruptcy maneuver and add protections for rank-and-file workers impacted by corporate insolvencies.
December 04, 2024
A New York bankruptcy judge approved a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan on Wednesday after hearing it had resolved objections from the U.S. Trustee's Office with a two-tier claims release system for sexual abuse claimants.
December 02, 2024
The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject confirmation of a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan that some 99% of sexual abuse survivors support, arguing the deal violates a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by proposing to shield third parties from abuse claims.
November 18, 2024
A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday approved an $88 million insurance settlement for Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese after being assured that sexual abuse claimants who pass up a payout from the diocese's Chapter 11 plan can pursue insurance claims on their own.