June 23, 2025
A Missouri bankruptcy judge said he will soon rule on the proposed $305 million sale of 23andMe to a nonprofit led by its co-founder. Meanwhile, shifting tariff policies under President Donald Trump have been blamed for recent bankruptcies, and experts at a conference in New York discussed the future of Chapter 11 and how a second Trump term could shape bankruptcy law.
June 16, 2025
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday approved the Chapter 11 debt-equity-swap reorganization of New Hampshire power plant operator Burgess BioPower.
June 13, 2025
Vodka company Stoli Group and pharmaceutical giant Purdue are both headed to court to make the case for their bankruptcy plan disclosure statements, New Hampshire power plant operator Burgess BioPower will try to get its Chapter 11 plan confirmed, and trucking company Yellow Corp. is facing a bid to send it to liquidation.
May 05, 2025
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday agreed to give the green light to power plant operator Burgess BioPower LLC to solicit votes on its second Chapter 11 plan, which contemplates a debt-equity swap.
March 20, 2025
The operator of a New Hampshire power plant fueled by scrap wood has asked for court approval to solicit creditor votes for a new version of its Chapter 11 plan, which opts for restructuring the company rather than selling it as contemplated by the earlier version it filed nearly one year ago.
February 14, 2025
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy estate hit dozens of new targets, including Salesforce and Grubhub, with adversary proceedings; the Chapter 7 trustee for Alex Jones asked permission to return deposits to bidders on Jones' assets; and the Office of the U.S. Trustee objected to the proposed plan of prison healthcare company Wellpath Holdings Inc., saying the plan contains impermissible third-party releases and Wellpath proposed an amended plan.
April 16, 2024
The bankruptcy bench in Delaware lost a well-respected colleague, retired Judge Kevin J. Carey, while federal court officials made good on efforts to root out fraud in the nation's bankruptcy courts, and a New York Catholic diocese moved to end its Chapter 11 case without a reorganization plan after abuse claimants roundly rejected its proposal.
April 15, 2024
The operator of a New Hampshire power plant fueled by scrap wood can seek creditors' approval of its Chapter 11 proposal, through which the debtor would either sell its assets or hand ownership of the reorganized business to lenders, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Monday.
February 27, 2024
Bankrupt New Hampshire power plant Burgess Biopower LLC will receive a $3.35 million payment from a power purchaser that allegedly withheld money it owed last year, reaching a settlement agreement between the parties that won a Delaware federal judge's blessing on Tuesday.
February 23, 2024
A bankrupt New Hampshire power plant reached terms on a deal Friday with an entity whose contract to purchase the facility's power was rejected earlier this week, telling a Delaware federal judge the agreement will help quickly transition to a new purchaser and stave off a shutdown of the plant.