April 15, 2026
A liquidating trust Wednesday urged a Florida federal bankruptcy judge to hold the former CEO of the company that makes Bang Energy drinks liable for breaching fiduciary duty, arguing that a multimillion-dollar judgment stemming from his violation of a trademark settlement partially contributed to the business' Chapter 11.
April 02, 2026
A bankruptcy judge in Florida on Thursday blocked the founder of Bang Energy drinks from selling an island property and using proceeds to fund litigation, saying the court must determine whether the initial purchase used fraudulently procured funds.
February 13, 2025
A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday declined to rule on a bid to dismiss all Monster Energy Company's claims and liens against the former CEO of the corporation that produces Bang Energy drinks, saying he lacks jurisdiction to resolve issues between two non-debtors.
February 03, 2025
A New Jersey event venue, a lithium battery maker and the operator of one of the world's largest cobalt refineries hit Chapter 11; retailer Party City wants to beef up security for its current and former directors, citing threats of violence; and yet another former member of Byju's Alpha's top brass was sanctioned for contempt of court.
January 29, 2025
A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a $3 million settlement in the bankruptcy case of Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company that produces Bang Energy drinks, but declined to seal an agreement with an insurer over the costs of litigation in a Monster Energy Co. lawsuit.
September 04, 2024
A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday denied a bid by the former CEO of the corporation that makes Bang Energy to toss a lawsuit alleging the company's profits were based on deception and that the chief executive left the business insolvent, but ordered that the complaint be clarified.
July 10, 2024
The former CEO of the company that makes Bang energy drinks urged the disqualification of a Florida federal bankruptcy judge and called for an investigation, alleging that the judge committed misconduct in the company's Chapter 11 case, according to a complaint filed with the Eleventh Circuit.
February 12, 2024
A Florida bankruptcy judge has stayed the Chapter 11 case of the company that makes Bang energy drinks while its founder and former CEO waits for the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax documents linked to a PepsiCo transaction that were previously denied from him by the court.
January 18, 2024
The Chapter 11 liquidating trustee for Vital Pharmaceuticals sued the Bang Energy drink maker's former CEO on Thursday, seeking at least $80 million in clawbacks and tens of millions more in real estate and other property, while accusing him of creating a "self-dealing regime" that destroyed the company.
December 12, 2023
A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday said the ex-CEO of the company that sells Bang Energy drinks can't stop a trustee from extinguishing his ownership in a Chapter 11 sale, saying his challenge to an order granting the debtor's estate the right to terminate corporation status will remain intact.