Highland Capital Management, L.P.

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3:19-bk-34054

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Texas Northern

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February 26, 2026
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

The Chapter 11 trustee in Ho Wan Kwok's bankruptcy case asked a judge to find Kwok's daughter in contempt, the U.S. trustee balked at a $2 million bid protection in a flight simulator company's bankruptcy, and a Texas bankruptcy judge stepped back from reconsidering a settlement in Highland Capital's Chapter 11 case.
January 12, 2026
Justices Won't Hear Claims Highland Ch. 11 Judge Is Biased

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear arguments from the founder of hedge fund Highland Capital Management that the judge who presided over Highland's bankruptcy case was biased, and that two novels she has published prove it.
October 14, 2025
High Court Seeks US Input On Highland Capital Ch. 11 Appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday invited the federal government to weigh in on a gatekeeping mechanism meant to shield restructuring professionals from frivolous litigation in the Texas bankruptcy of defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management.
September 25, 2025
Ex-Highland CEO Tells High Court Judge's Novels Show Bias

The founder and president of hedge fund Highland Capital Management has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a bankruptcy judge's refusal to recuse herself from proceedings involving the company after she published two novels that he says contain veiled commentary about the case.
September 12, 2025
Justices Urged To Skip Highland's Ch. 11 'Gatekeeper' Appeal

An alternative investment firm pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to not review a Fifth Circuit decision narrowing releases and so-called "gatekeeper" provisions in bankrupt Texas investment group Highland Capital Management's Chapter 11 plan.
July 22, 2025
Judge Won't Stay Highland Ch. 11 Over Charity Fraud Probe

A Texas bankruptcy judge has refused to stay the Chapter 11 case of Highland Capital LP in whole or in part, denying a pair of requests from the state of Texas and from a trust affiliated with ex-CEO James Dondero after finding the reason for their requests irrelevant to the case.
June 09, 2025
Supreme Court Rejects Highland's Bid For Ch. 11 Shields

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by hedge fund Highland Capital Management to continue shielding some of the key parties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy from liability, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowed a bankruptcy court's "gatekeeping" powers to determine who can be sued.
September 06, 2024
Investment Co. Appeals Sanction In Highland Ch. 11

An alternative investment company has asked a Texas federal court to overturn a sanctions order it received in defunct hedge fund Highland Capital's Chapter 11 case after the bankruptcy court concluded that it filed a claim in bad faith.
July 10, 2024
Acis Can't Intervene In Highland Capital Ch. 11 Claim Conflict

Investment firm Acis Capital Management LP can't get involved in a $9.6 million claim dispute in reorganized hedge fund Highland Capital Management LP's Chapter 11 case, a Texas bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, saying there isn't enough overlap with a pending adversary action Acis filed in its own bankruptcy to give it intervenor standing.
April 05, 2024
5th Circ. Axes $240K Sanction For Highland Capital Founder

A panel of the Fifth Circuit has reversed a nearly $240,000 sanction handed down by a Texas bankruptcy court, finding the lower court exceeded its authority by entering a contempt order against Highland Capital co-founder James Dondero and his affiliates for suing the insolvent hedge fund's new leadership in federal court.

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