Free Speech Systems LLC
Case Number:
6:22-bk-60043
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Nature of Suit:
Firms
Government Agencies
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April 28, 2023
Rejected Firms' Fee Deal Approved In InfoWars Ch. 11 Case
Lawyers and restructuring advisers used by the bankrupt parent company of Alex Jones' InfoWars podcast business will be able to retain their prepetition fee deposits after a Texas federal judge approved a settlement of their fee claims Friday.
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April 06, 2023
Alex Jones Co. Can't Pay Firms Court Rejected, Trustee Says
Right-wing conspiracy peddler Alex Jones' media network Free Speech Systems LLC cannot pay prepetition retainers to the law firm Shannon & Lee LLP or bankruptcy advisers Schwartz Associates LLC, in part because the court denied their employment applications, the U.S. Trustee's Office said Thursday.
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November 15, 2022
US Trustee Says Rejected Alex Jones Attys Can't Get Fees
The U.S. Trustee's Office and others on Monday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to turn down a request for more than $667,000 in fees by the rejected bankruptcy counsel and restructuring adviser for Alex Jones' podcast network Free Speech Systems.
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October 07, 2022
BakerHostetler Accused Of Fraud, Jones Asks For New Hire
Alliance Health's liquidating trustee alleges a law firm helped a $100 million fraud scheme, the Alex Jones-controlled Free Speech Systems needs a new leader, and satellite operator Intelsat SA escapes from a $400 million contract dispute. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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October 04, 2022
Alex Jones Asks To Retain Ex-CPA For Ch. 11 Case
Alex Jones' podcast network has filed an emergency application in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to retain a retired CPA as its chief restructuring officer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, saying the company urgently needs someone to take over day-to-day operations after the court rejected its prior choice for a restructuring officer.
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September 23, 2022
Boy Scouts Appeals Roll In, Alex Jones Ch. 11 Attys Nixed
More than a dozen insurers commenced appeals of the Boy Scouts of America's confirmed Chapter 11 plan, proposed attorneys and advisers in an Alex Jones-linked bankruptcy were disqualified, and talc injury claimants questioned the good faith of Johnson & Johnson's talc unit in filing for bankruptcy. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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September 20, 2022
Alex Jones' Podcast Co. Can't Retain Atty For Ch. 11 Case
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday denied motions from Alex Jones' podcast network Free Speech Systems LLC to retain bankruptcy counsel and a chief restructuring officer, saying the two had previously worked with other companies affiliated with Jones on another bankruptcy without disclosing it.
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September 15, 2022
Boy Scouts Plan Confirmed, Cineworld Hits Ch. 11
The Boy Scouts of America obtained approval for its Chapter 11 plan, the world's second-largest movie theater chain hit bankruptcy, and an examiner was appointed in the Celsius Network cryptocurrency case to investigate management's prepetition conduct. This is the week in bankruptcy.
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September 13, 2022
Sandy Hook Families Told To Cut Back Ch. 11 Debt Questions
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday told counsel for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting that their requests for information on an alleged $54 million debt owed by Alex Jones' podcast business will need to be scaled back.
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September 02, 2022
Sears, Boy Scouts Each Move Closer To Ch. 11 Resolutions
The yearslong dispute between Sears and its former CEO ended with a deal, the Boy Scouts of America took a giant leap toward confirmation, and crypto investment platform Celsius wants to release $56 million of digital assets. This is the week in bankruptcy.