Eletson Holdings Inc.

  1. October 20, 2025

    LifeScan To Cut $1.7B Debt, Reed Smith DQ'd From Eletson

    A bankruptcy trust for Rite Aid went after Walmart to defray the costs of defending opioid lawsuits. A blood glucose monitor manufacturer fought for confirmation of a reorganization plan that would cut $1.7 billion in debt. The long saga of the Eletson bankruptcy continued after a district court found the prebankruptcy ownership of the company had no legal existence and therefore no right to counsel.

  2. October 16, 2025

    Reed Smith Booted From Eletson Ch. 11 Over Clients' Existence

    A New York bankruptcy judge disqualified Reed Smith LLP from continued work in the Chapter 11 case of reorganized oil and gas shipping company Eletson Holdings on Thursday, saying the law firm's clients no longer exist.

  3. September 24, 2025

    Eletson Renews Call For Reed Smith DQ In Ch. 11

    Oil and gas shipping company Eletson Holdings has again urged a New York bankruptcy court to have Reed Smith disqualified from its Chapter 11 case, asserting that recent court rulings indicate the entity the law firm purports to represent does not exist and may be involved in fraud.

  4. September 23, 2025

    NY Judge Throws Out Appeals By Ex-Eletson Shareholders

    A New York federal judge has ruled that a group of former shareholders of Eletson Holdings have no standing to appeal an order consummating the shipping company's Chapter 11 plan and no grounds to appeal sanctions for failing to follow the order.

  5. September 19, 2025

    Eletson Says 'Fictitious' Entity Can't Bring Appeal

    Shipping company Eletson Holdings Inc. told a New York federal court that an appeal regarding its access to emails must be shut down, because the entity that initiated the appeal doesn't exist.

  6. August 28, 2025

    Judge Rejects Reed Smith's Sanctions Bid In Doc Feud

    A New York federal judge has ordered the new owner of international shipping company Eletson to turn over documents requested by competitor Levona as the latter company looks to vacate an allegedly fraudulent $102 million arbitral award, while also ruling that Reed Smith LLP's threat of sanctions is unfounded.

  7. August 20, 2025

    Eletson Gets Fees Paid In Ch. 11 Fight With Ex-Owners

    Reorganized shipping company Eletson Holdings Inc. received bankruptcy court approval Wednesday in New York for $1.9 million in fee and expense applications the company spent in litigation with parties that formerly owned the business and are accused of violating a Chapter 11 plan confirmation order.

  8. June 02, 2025

    Eletson Judge Orders Microsoft Account Turnover In Ch. 11

    A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday ordered Microsoft to cancel all accounts tied to the former owners and managers of Eletson Holdings and to give the new owners access to books and records tied to those accounts, in the latest salvo in a monthslong battle over control of the reorganized shipping concern.

  9. May 15, 2025

    Ex-Eletson Board Facing Fees In Ch. 11 Fight

    A New York bankruptcy judge Thursday said international shipping group Eletson Holdings can collect legal fees for its long-running fight against former board members and that he would consider new sanctions against parties Eletson says are interfering with its Chapter 11 plan.

  10. May 14, 2025

    Reed Smith Can't Duck Out Of Eletson Ch. 11, Judge Says

    A New York bankruptcy judge has rejected Reed Smith LLP's effort to withdraw its representation of one of the parties vying for control of international shipping group Eletson Holdings, ruling the law firm's bid to end its apparently limited work for the company's pre-Chapter 11 shareholders while still counseling them in related matters was improper.