August 27, 2026
A Missouri bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday he would split a process for dealing with data breach claims brought by the state of California against 23andMe into two stages, saying he would first decide whether the bankruptcy trust for the DNA testing company should be allowed to estimate the state's claims for damages.
August 25, 2026
The bankruptcy trust for DNA testing company 23andMe and the state of California locked horns Tuesday over the debtor's plan to trim the size of claims that the state has asserted over a data breach in 2023.
July 14, 2026
A week after a bankruptcy court approved a $46.75 million settlement between the DNA testing company 23andMe and data breach claimants, a coalition of more than 40 states announced Tuesday that they would share in an additional $18 million to resolve claims of unreasonable security practices.
July 13, 2026
A Texas court ruled that lenders excluded from Serta Simmons Bedding's uptier restructuring are owed more than $400 million. A Missouri judge approved a $46.7 million data breach settlement for 23andMe claimants, while the Second Circuit ruled an investor can keep its Bed Bath & Beyond stock profits. Linqto won approval to pay off its Chapter 11 loan with securities, and Viridis Chemical got its Chapter 11 liquidation plan confirmed after its asset sale.
July 13, 2026
A Missouri bankruptcy judge has told attorneys representing California the state can no longer press its data breach lawsuit against the reorganized 23andMe, finding the state court action is barred by the company's confirmed Chapter 11 plan.
July 07, 2026
A Missouri bankruptcy judge entered an order Tuesday authorizing a $46.7 million settlement between the plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe and data breach claimants, finding the deal is fair and equitable.
June 15, 2026
First Brands was cleared to send its Chapter 11 plan to a creditor vote, defeating calls to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. The Supreme Court reversed a Fifth Circuit decision that barred a man from bringing a personal injury lawsuit he failed to disclose in bankruptcy. And a company linked to an alleged trafficking ring won Chapter 15 recognition.
June 11, 2026
The plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe has struck a deal to pay $46.7 million to data breach claimants, saying the move brings 23andMe one step closer to resolving the fallout of a massive data breach in 2023.
June 08, 2026
The plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe told a Missouri bankruptcy judge Monday that a state court lawsuit brought by the California attorney general over a 2023 data breach violates the terms of the company's confirmed plan.
June 01, 2026
The bankruptcy plan administrator for the genetic testing company formerly known as 23andMe is urging a Missouri bankruptcy court to shut down a lawsuit recently lodged by California's attorney general that seeks to recoup potentially millions of dollars in statutory penalties for the company's alleged security and disclosure failings stemming from a 2023 data breach.