August 11, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that Sidley Austin LLP is eligible to act as counsel for nursing home company Genesis Healthcare in adversary lawsuits linked to its Chapter 11, finding Sidley could represent the debtor's special restructuring committee despite the work one of its lawyers did for another company at a different law firm.
August 10, 2026
A Texas federal judge on Monday dismissed an appeal that attacked the terms of Genesis Healthcare's post-petition financing, saying part of the Bankruptcy Code precluded her court from touching the arrangement whereby lenders traded funding for claim releases.
August 07, 2026
Investment platform Linqto will seek to compel its liquidation trustee to perform the role's duties, bankrupt cryptocurrency kiosk operator Bitcoin Depot will undergo a plan confirmation hearing, and Sidley Austin will defend its eligibility to represent Genesis Healthcare.
July 31, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday sent nursing home firm Genesis Healthcare's Chapter 11 liquidation plan out for a creditor vote, overriding contentions that Genesis had not provided enough information on a note it received as payment for its assets.
July 30, 2026
An affiliate of American Efficient sued another organization in a bid to claw back about $10.2 million in Chapter 11, a Texas federal judge shot down an appeal stemming from auto parts company First Brands' bankruptcy and Sidley Austin LLP argued it was eligible to represent Genesis Healthcare.
July 21, 2026
A Genesis Healthcare shareholder accused of manipulating the company into a deal that cost it $50 million has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to disqualify Sidley Austin LLP from representing Genesis in an adversary lawsuit, alleging the law firm advised the nursing home operator on a transaction connected to the suit.
July 01, 2026
Nursing home firm Genesis Healthcare alleged an insider took part in a scheme that cost the company more than $50 million. A medical staffing company's bankruptcy trust sued to claim an insurance dividend. And the Archdiocese of New York asked a state court to pause a directive for it disclose information to insurers while the church appealed the order.
July 01, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected an objection to Genesis Healthcare's $1 billion sale of its 175 nursing homes, ruling that a joint venture partner cannot scuttle the deal by invoking a partnership agreement for a Maryland nursing home.
June 03, 2026
Claimants of Genesis Healthcare have appealed a Texas federal judge's order that tossed their challenge to the debtor's procedures for dealing with personal injury and wrongful death claims, asking the Fifth Circuit to take up their case after the district court ruled that they sought relief in the wrong forum.
May 27, 2026
Bankrupt nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare Inc. on Wednesday defended its $1 billion planned asset sale from a joint venture partner's objection, contending it could not assert its right of first refusal for bids on one facility to halt the transaction.