Expert Analysis

E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases

Several recent federal court decisions illustrate how parties continue to grapple with the discovery of data in dy... (more story)

Drafting For Distress: D&O Policy Tips Ahead Of Ch. 11 Filings

Considering recent bankruptcy statistics and the economic climate, now is a good time for companies to revisit the... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Networking 101

Cultivating a network isn't part of the law school curriculum, but learning the soft skills needed to do so may be... (more story)

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Purdue's $7.4B Ch. 11 Plan Jibes With New Release Paradigm

A New York bankruptcy judge gave a bench ruling Tuesday explaining his decision to confirm Purdue's $7.4 billion Chapter 11 plan, which transforms the pharmaceutical giant into a public benefit company, ruling... (more story)

NOLA Diocese Bondholders Can't Press Consolidation Bid

A Louisiana bankruptcy judge on Tuesday told bondholders they cannot argue for consolidating the bankruptcy cases of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and its parishes at the ongoing confirmation h... (more story)

Miss America Fight Heats Up With Competing Sanctions Bid

In a Florida federal court battle over the ownership of the Miss America pageant, the defendants have filed a competing sanctions motion against the plaintiffs and their counsel for "false narratives" followin... (more story)

Carrington Coleman Picks Up 4-Atty Corporate Team In Dallas

Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP has bulked up its corporate and mergers and acquisitions offerings with a four-attorney team from Dallas regional firm Underwood Perkins PC, including that firm's former CEO.

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

Hotel company Sonder initiated a Chapter 7 after announcing plans to wind down, jewelry company Lugano entered Chapter 11 with more than $680 million in debt, and grain processor Hansen-Mueller Co. also filed for Chapter 11.

Judge Pauses $3B Bond Enforcement Amid Citgo Auction

A New York federal judge has paused enforcement of nearly $3 billion in defaulted Venezuelan-issued bonds until a winning bidder for the country's most important seizable asset — the parent company of the oil ... (more story)

Ex-Staff Hits Sonder Hotel Co. With Suit Following Ch. 7 Filing

A former employee of Sonder Holdings Inc. on Monday slapped the company with a class action suit alleging it failed to give staff fair warning of mass layoffs shortly before it entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

UConn Health Poised To Buy Hospital In $35M Ch. 11 Deal

Bankrupt for-profit hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. on Monday sought approval for the $35 million sale of Waterbury Hospital in Connecticut to two UConn Health units under a stalking horse bid... (more story)

First Brands Judge Plans To OK Ch. 11 Examiner

A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday said he plans to approve the appointment of an examiner for auto parts maker First Brands' Chapter 11, but held off on entering an order while parties decide the probe's scope and direction.

New Orleans Archdiocese Gets OK For $29M Insurance Deal

A Louisiana bankruptcy judge Monday blessed over $29 million in insurance settlements between the Roman Catholic Diocese of New Orleans and its insurers as a scheduled two weeks of hearings on the archdiocese'... (more story)

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Warner Bros. Appeals Village Roadshow's Ch. 11 Rights Sale

Hollywood studio Warner Brothers asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to pause the $18.5 million sale of its bankrupt former business partner Village Roadshow's derivative film rights while it challenges the deal.

MVP: Willkie's Brett H. Miller

Brett Miller of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP represented the unsecured creditors' committees of leading Scandinavian airline SAS AB, Chilean telecom WOM SA, Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA ... (more story)

Porzio Bromberg Wants Doctor's Malpractice Suit Tossed

Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC has asked the New Jersey federal court to dismiss a Louisiana doctor's lawsuit accusing the firm and one of its attorneys of legal malpractice, arguing the physician lacks standing ... (more story)

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

The Delaware Chancery Court and Delaware Supreme Court last week had a dense slate of fiduciary duty battles, merger-process challenges, post-bankruptcy fights and a series of cases probing the limits of fraud... (more story)

Mawson Says Ex-CEO Misled Board To Land $2.6M Bonus

Mawson Infrastructure Group has accused its former CEO in Delaware's Chancery Court of concealing the bitcoin mining company's deteriorating finances and the collapse of a key prospective contract so he could ... (more story)

Watchmaker Fossil Wins Ch. 15 Nod For $150M Debt Rework

A Texas bankruptcy judge has granted the Chapter 15 petition of the United Kingdom unit of jewelry maker Fossil, giving U.S. recognition of a deal that will restructure $150 million in unsecured notes, drum up... (more story)

Tricida Trustee Jackson Square Sues Over $740M Loss

The liquidating trustee for bankrupt drug developer Tricida has filed a complaint in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware accusing seven former executives and directors, along with an investment ... (more story)

MVP: Weil's Ronit Berkovich

Ronit Berkovich of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's bankruptcy practice ascended to co-chair of her team and helped guide Avon Products through a roughly $1.3 billion Chapter 11 case to plan confirmation, earning h... (more story)

Fintech Co. Synapse's Ch. 11 Tossed After Failed Sale Efforts

Former banking middleware firm Synapse Financial Technologies Inc.'s Chapter 11 has been dismissed by a California bankruptcy judge after the debtor said it didn't have the funds to try to sell its assets again.

Dr. Phil Media Co. Must Trim Expenses In Ch. 11, Judge Says

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday significantly trimmed a request by Merit Street Media to pay administrative expenses in its bankruptcy case, expressing concern that the company is appealing its case's Cha... (more story)