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Latest News in Bankruptcy

  • January 16, 2026

    OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'

    A top federal regulator called Friday for a sweeping rethink of rules intended to ensure big, complex banks can be safely wound down in a crisis, including potentially ending requirements to file so-called living wills with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

  • January 16, 2026

    SEC Fines 'Cash Flow King' Podcaster $3M For Ponzi Scheme

    A podcast host dubbed the "Cash Flow King" will pay $3.3 million to settle claims that he ran a multiyear Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $11 million through bogus real estate investments, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday.

  • January 16, 2026

    Pinnacle Ch. 11 Buyer's Repair Pledge Enough For Sale OK

    A New York bankruptcy judge approved the $451 million sale of 93 properties in the Chapter 11 case of real estate entities affiliated with Pinnacle Group, saying the buyer's plan to invest $30 million in repairs and maintenance for the buildings is enough to adequately assure residents it will perform its management obligations.

  • January 16, 2026

    Judge Yanks $41M Atty Fee Award In SPAC Merger Suit

    A Texas federal judge has rescinded an attorney fee award of over $41 million to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Entwistle & Cappucci LLP after the firms became engaged in a dispute over the amount of work done and the allocation of fees, among other things.

  • January 16, 2026

    Cannabis Industry Faces An Inflection Point This Year

    Cannabis industry developments last year — from the passage of a new wholesale tax in Michigan, to an executive order accelerating the federal rescheduling process — presage a more mature phase of legalization this year, with hardening expectations and enforcement to come, says Alex Leonowicz at Howard & Howard.

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