The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has appointed a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to serve as a bankruptcy judge for that same jurisdiction, ahead of the retirement of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn at the end of the month.
The liquidators of Culligan Ltd., a now-defunct affiliate of the global water treatment brand, asked a New York bankruptcy judge to recognize a Bermuda settlement ending a 14-year "nuisance" derivative shareholder lawsuit, while the plaintiffs in the suit argued the settlement violates the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma decision barring nonconsensual releases.
BFG Supply Co. LLC, a major U.S. distributor of horticultural and agricultural supplies, has hired attorneys from Cole Schotz PC to guide its Chapter 11 case as the debtor pursues a sale of all its assets.