September 09, 2026
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is not required to file a claim in the bankruptcy case of Silicon Valley Bank's former parent to preserve its defensive setoff rights, the Second Circuit found Wednesday, delivering another blow to the company in its legal battle with the regulator.
September 08, 2026
Silicon Valley Bank's former parent company lost its yearslong efforts to force the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to return $1.7 billion it seized. A Delaware bankruptcy judge questioned whether HSF Kramer's previous work for creditors disqualifies it from guiding a West Virginia coal plant through its Chapter 11 proceeding. And multiple debtors secured confirmation of plans in complex Chapter 11 cases.
January 26, 2026
The bankrupt parent of the failed Silicon Valley Bank on Monday made its case to the Second Circuit that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. lost the right to assert setoff arguments in a fight over $1.9 billion in bank funds by failing to make the argument in SVB's Chapter 11 case.
October 10, 2025
A Delaware bankruptcy judge will weigh SilverRock's $65 million proposed sale. A New York bankruptcy judge will hold a pretrial conference on a tax dispute in SVB Financial Group's Chapter 11 case. And a Texas bankruptcy judge will conduct a hearing on fiber network provider Everstream's Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement.
September 29, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge Monday found the liquidators of Silicon Valley Bank's Cayman Islands branch lacked standing in their bid to bring some $944 million in claims, ruling that the officials failed to timely file adversary complaints and proofs of claim in the case.
September 08, 2025
The former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank owes the state of California upward of $76 million in taxes on income from a portfolio of securities for years leading up to the bank's failure, a state taxing authority told a New York bankruptcy court.
September 05, 2025
Spirit Airlines will ask a New York bankruptcy court for permission to use cash collateral in its latest Chapter 11. A Texas bankruptcy judge will weigh chipmaker Wolfspeed's disclosure and Chapter 11 plan. And courts in Delaware and New York will hold omnibus hearings for SVB Financial Group and Claire's.
August 05, 2025
The former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and liquidators tasked with winding up its Cayman Islands branch locked horns on Tuesday over standing in a $294 million lawsuit, prompting a New York bankruptcy judge to request that SVB Financial object to claims as having been filed too late.
August 04, 2025
The former parent of the defunct Silicon Valley Bank Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to stop the liquidators of its Cayman Islands branch from clawing back $294 million in dividend payments, saying there is no precedent for giving them standing to sue.
August 01, 2025
During August's first full week, bankruptcy judges will hear issues including Silicon Valley Bank's former parent company's fight with Cayman Islands liquidators over standing, Genesis Healthcare's request for final postpetition financing approval and a personal injury firm's agreement to appoint an examiner in its bankruptcy.