First Brands Group Holdings, LLC

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4:25-bk-90397

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Texas Southern

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  1. December 18, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    Bitcoin mining company Rhodium received the go-ahead for its liquidation plan. The U.S. Trustee's Office suggested installing a Boies Schiller partner as the examiner in First Brands' Chapter 11 and asked that a European packaging maker's bankruptcy proposal be rejected.

  2. December 15, 2025

    First Brands Gets June Trial In Fraud Case Against Ex-CEO

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday agreed to schedule a two-week trial in First Brands' adversary case against former CEO Patrick James, saying he would hear in June the auto-parts maker's allegations that James' fraud led to the company's collapse. 

  3. December 08, 2025

    First Brands OK To Hire Advisers Amid Conflict Concerns

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday allowed troubled auto-parts maker First Brands Group to hire restructuring advisers including Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in its Chapter 11 case, rejecting calls from lenders that certain First Brands units should get separate professionals to avoid potential conflicts.

  4. December 05, 2025

    What's Happening In Bankruptcy Court This Coming Week

    First Brands will undergo a hearing about a deal regarding its use of lender collateral in its Chapter 11, American Signature will seek the go-ahead on its bidding procedures, and Prospect Medical will make a deferred push to confirm its Chapter 11 plan.

  5. December 02, 2025

    First Brands Floats Process For Sorting $3B Factoring Snafu

    Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group proposed a process to reconcile its third-party factoring agreements with pending invoices to help resolve a $3 billion question arising from the debtor's prepetition operations.

  6. November 24, 2025

    First Brands Seeks OK To Lend $45M To Nonbankrupt Unit

    Auto parts company First Brands Group urged a Texas federal judge to let it lend $45 million in Chapter 11 financing to a foreign affiliate that isn't in bankruptcy, saying the business needs immediate funding to avoid becoming insolvent.

  7. November 17, 2025

    First Brands Judge Plans To OK Ch. 11 Examiner

    A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday said he plans to approve the appointment of an examiner for auto parts maker First Brands' Chapter 11, but held off on entering an order while parties decide the probe's scope and direction.

  8. November 12, 2025

    First Brands Loses Bid To Extend Ex-CEO Asset Freeze

    A Texas bankruptcy judge declined Wednesday to extend a temporary freeze on the assets of First Brands' former CEO, finding that while the auto parts company's allegations of fraud are serious, the threat of irreparable injury was "speculative and not imminent."

  9. November 10, 2025

    First Brands Pushes To Extend Ex-CEO Asset Freeze

    A Texas bankruptcy judge said Monday he will rule this week on First Brands Group's request to extend a freeze on its former CEO's assets as the troubled auto parts company seeks to recover hundreds of millions of dollars it says the executive misappropriated to pay for lavish houses and a celebrity chef.

  10. November 07, 2025

    Judge Fears FTX-Size Probe In First Brands Ch. 11

    A Texas bankruptcy judge signaled Friday that the investigation required in the bankruptcy case of auto parts maker First Brands might be as complex as that of FTX Trading Ltd. as he fielded calls for a Chapter 11 examiner.