The pet care app Wag! filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying it expects to have a prepackaged restructuring plan confirmed in just over a month that will transfer ownership of the publicly traded company to its secured lender.
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Pet Care App Wag! Plans To Go Private In Ch. 11

By Hilary Russ

The pet care app Wag! filed for bankruptcy on Monday, saying it expects to have a prepackaged restructuring plan confirmed in just over a month that will transfer ownership of the publicly traded company to its secured lender.

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Conn's Ch. 11 Plan Approved With Opt-Outs

By Emlyn Cameron

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday confirmed the Chapter 11 plan of department store Conn's, overruling objections from the U.S. Trustee's Office that it contained improper release and exculpation provisions.

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Avon, Insurers Spar At Ch. 11 Plan Hearing Over Talc Trust

By Rick Archer

Avon made its case Monday to a Delaware bankruptcy judge for its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, while insurers that issued policies to the cosmetics company alleged its proposal to pay talc injury claims through a trust funded by insurance coverage was unfair to them.

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CHAPTER 11

Reed Smith's Doc Block Motion 'Hyperbolic,' 2nd Circ. Told

By Emily Sawicki

Reed Smith LLP cannot block the new owners of reorganized Greece-based international shipping company Eletson from viewing files already in its possession, the company has told the Second Circuit, arguing the law firm's emergency motion to stop the new owners from accessing the files was intentionally timed to head off anticipated district court rulings.

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ROUNDUPS

Analysis

Top 4 Texas Cases To Watch: A Midyear Report

By Spencer Brewer

Several major cases are taking shape in the Lone Star State, including the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association's suit seeking to hold Boeing accountable for lost revenue after the 737 Max was grounded, as well as the continuing fallout of a former Houston judge's romance scandal that could cost a Texas firm millions of dollars. Here's a look at the top cases to watch in Texas through the rest of the year.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Sydney Price and Jeff Montgomery

Last week at the Delaware Court of Chancery, a major settlement between Meta Platforms Inc. and its investors reached on the proverbial courthouse steps during day two of a trial ended an $8 billion-plus suit accusing the company's directors and officers of breaching privacy regulations and corporate fiduciary duties tied to allegations dating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal more than a decade ago.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

The Metamorphosis Of The Major Questions Doctrine

The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Amazon Pushes Back On FTC's Trial Time Extension Bid

By MJ Koo

Amazon has urged a Washington federal court to reject the Federal Trade Commission's bid to extend the agency's trial time in a lawsuit over automatically recurring Prime subscriptions, calling the proposal both unfair and baseless.

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Judge Nixes 'Ghost' Lawyer's Suit Against Ex-Employee, Atty

By Phillip Bantz

A Florida judge has tossed a lawsuit that an attorney accused of ghosting and defrauding his clients brought against his former paralegal and a legal malpractice lawyer alleging they conspired to steal his clients and trash his reputation.

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Missouri Solicitor General, State Judge Secure Federal Seats

By Courtney Bublé

The Senate confirmed two nominees on Tuesday to serve on Missouri federal courts.

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Habba Out As Interim NJ US Atty Amid Ethics Controversies

By Jake Maher

The New Jersey federal district court brought Alina Habba's run as interim U.S. attorney to an end Tuesday by not extending her tenure in the temporary role past 120 days.

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Ethics Appeal Over Columbia Letter Nixed As Judge Joins USDA

By Emily Sawicki

In its first decision of 2025, the Judicial Conference's conduct committee on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the Seventh Circuit Judicial Council's decision to toss ethics claims against a U.S. Court of International Trade judge who threatened not to hire law clerks from Columbia University over the school's handling of Israel protests.

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Maynard Nexsen Brings On 8-Atty Atlanta Real Estate Firm

By Emily Johnson

Maynard Nexsen PC announced Tuesday that it has merged with Atlanta-based real estate firm Miller Lavoie LLP, bringing on eight attorneys to the firm's national footprint to strengthen its real estate investment, development and financing expertise as the firm CEO says they're "hyper-focused on growing our Atlanta presence."

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Ex-Boeing Atty's 'Toxic Leadership Style' Sinks Race Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

A Washington federal judge tossed a lawsuit from a former Boeing in-house attorney who said the company fired her because she is Asian and spoke up about compliance concerns, ruling she couldn't overcome testimony from colleagues who said she was "volatile" and had a "toxic leadership style."

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House Panel Knocks EBSA Sharing Info With Workers' Attys

By Kellie Mejdrich

House lawmakers on Tuesday criticized the U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits subagency for sharing information from enforcement investigations with plaintiffs attorneys representing benefit plan participants, with some lawmakers calling on Congress to pass new legislation to curb the practice.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

A. M. Saccullo Legal

Bayard PA

Bryan Cave

Caplin & Drysdale

Cole Scott & Kissane

Cooley LLP

Covington & Burling

Crowell & Moring

Davis Wright Tremaine

Duane Morris

Goulston & Storrs

Groom Law Group

Herbert Smith Freehills

Honigman LLP

Hueston Hennigan

Ifrah Law

Jackson Walker LLP

Kennedys Law LLP

Latham & Watkins

Martin LLP

Mayer Brown

Maynard Nexsen

Morris Manning

Moses & Singer

Ogletree Deakins

Pashman Stein

Prickett Jones

Proskauer Rose

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Richards Layton

Ruggeri Parks

Sidley Austin

Skarzynski Marick

Tuhey Law Firm

Vinson & Elkins

Weil Gotshal

Williams & Connolly

Young Conaway

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

Amazon.com Inc.

American Airlines Group Inc.

American Trucking Associations Inc.

Andreessen Horowitz LLC

Chevron Corp.

Conn's Inc.

Corteva Inc.

DuPont de Nemours Inc.

Federal Capital Partners

First Liberty Institute

Hess Corp.

International Association of Better Business Bureaus Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

MWI Veterinary Supply Inc.

Meta Platforms Inc.

Microsoft Corp.

Missouri Bar Association

Nasdaq Inc.

Natura Cosmeticos SA

Natural Resources Defense Council

Purdue Pharma LP

Southwest Airlines Co.

The Boeing Co.

The ERISA Industry Committee

TransCanada Corporation

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delaware Court of Chancery

Employee Benefits Security Administration

Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Judicial Conference of the United States

National Marine Fisheries Service

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Office of Government Ethics

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

Wage and Hour Division