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Phelps Dunbar Adds Bankruptcy Atty From Clark Partington

A former attorney with Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse has moved his bankruptcy and creditors' rights cases and complex business litigation practice to Phelps Dunbar LLP's Pensacola, Florida, office.

First Brands Addresses Objections In Amended Ch. 11 Docs

Auto parts maker First Brands Group will seek conditional approval of its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement Tuesday after making significant amendments to the document prior to a Wednesday hearing in Texas ... (more story)

Late Claims Allowed To Move Ahead In Purdue Pharma Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday agreed to allow 13 late-filed claims to move forward in former pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma's Chapter 11 after its plan took effect earlier this month.

US Trustee Says QVC Ch. 11 Releases Run Afoul Of Law

The U.S. Trustee's Office asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to withhold approval of home shopping company QVC's Chapter 11 plan, saying its method for establishing creditor buy-in for releases is inappropriate.

Spencer Fane Adds Texas Bankruptcy Partner From Dentons

Spencer Fane LLP announced that an experienced bankruptcy attorney has joined the firm's Plano, Texas, office as a partner following a stint with Dentons.

Modivcare To Have Evidence Hearing On Firm's Contempt Bid

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he would call an evidentiary hearing on White & Case's motion to hold Modivcare in contempt connected to a Chapter 11 fee dispute, after the firm accused the reorganized... (more story)

Premiums To Struggling Insurer Are 'Debts,' Conn. Panel Told

PHL Variable Insurance Co. life insurance policyholders on Tuesday accused Connecticut's interim insurance commissioner of bankrolling the struggling insurer's rehabilitation by receiving millions without guar... (more story)

Baltimore Archdiocese, Creditors File Competing Ch. 11 Plans

The Archdiocese of Baltimore and a group of child sexual abuse claimants have both filed proposed Chapter 11 plans in the archdiocese's bankruptcy, one envisioning abuse claims trusts with at least roughy $169... (more story)

States Sue Over Student Loan Limits On Professional Degrees

A coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors are challenging a rule recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education, alleging in a complaint in Maryland federal court Tuesday that it unlawful... (more story)

Modivcare Hits Back At White & Case's Ch. 11 Contempt Bid

White & Case's motion to hold Modivcare in civil contempt connected to a Chapter 11 fee dispute is built around unsupported conjecture, the reorganized medical transportation group has said, urging a Texas ban... (more story)

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Industrial Services Co. Warrior Technologies Hits Ch. 11

Warrior Technologies, a company that provides oilfield and trucking services, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court on Thursday with about $38 million in secured debt, blaming its distress ... (more story)

Wind Farm Pile-Maker's Landlord Appeals Ch. 11 Financing

A landlord of a bankrupt wind farm pile-maker appealed a decision by a New Jersey federal judge granting final approval to the debtor's postpetition financing package.

Impac Mortgage Gets Final OK For $5M Bankruptcy Loan

Bankrupt home lending broker Impac Mortgage Holdings received final approval Wednesday for a $5 million loan in its Chapter 11 case as it pursues a restructuring of its debt.

Tariff Refund Claim Sale Approved In Retailer's Ch. 11

Furniture retailer American Signature Inc. has secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval for the $7.2 million sale of its federal tariff refund claims, covering about 77% of tariffs it paid that were stru... (more story)

Ex-DZS Telecom Execs Settle Investor Suit For $2.9M

Two former executives of bankrupt telecommunications company DZS Inc. have reached a $2.9 million deal to resolve proposed class action claims the company concealed "egregious accounting misconduct," hurting i... (more story)

BlockFills Says Examiner Unnecessary In Its Ch. 11

Cryptocurrency platform BlockFills has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge not to appoint an examiner and Chapter 11 trustee in its case, arguing the private equity firm that requested the examiner did not raise... (more story)

Fla. Judge OKs Staff Bonuses In Popeyes Franchisee Ch. 11

A Florida federal bankruptcy judge approved performance-based bonuses to a group of workers of a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise operator, saying the program is key to maximizing the value of the debtor ah... (more story)

Battery Recycler's Creditors Seek Ch. 11 Conversion

A pair of creditors of bankrupt battery recycler Ascend Elements Inc. asked a Texas judge to convert the company's case to a Chapter 7 liquidation late Tuesday, saying the company has no access to funding and ... (more story)

Fla. Court Urged To Keep Stay On $15M VPN Piracy Judgment

A man who found himself on the wrong side of a more than $15 million default judgment for pirating movies through his virtual private network provider and then filed for bankruptcy urged a Florida federal cour... (more story)

Oroville Hospital Creditors' Suit Against UMB Gets Tossed

A California bankruptcy judge Tuesday dismissed an adversary complaint launched by unsecured creditors of Oroville Hospital against UMB Bank, finding the creditors had failed to state a claim in their lawsuit ... (more story)

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Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain bef... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing

Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents bef... (more story)

Nielsen Appeal Tests Antitrust Limits Of Pricing And Bundling

In Cumulus v. Nielsen, the Second Circuit is considering a structural pattern in which a monopolist exploits upstr... (more story)