April 23, 2026
Bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group asked a Texas court to extend the window during which it has the exclusive right to file a Chapter 11 plan, saying it spent months in mediation negotiating a settlement with creditors that will soon be incorporated into plan documents.
April 10, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday granted auto parts maker First Brands' request for permission to speedily sell several of its filter and windshield wiper brands for $25 million after an alternative bid failed to materialize.
April 09, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Thursday gave the go-ahead for four of First Brands' co-debtors to shift from Chapter 11 cases to Chapter 7 cases and approved a related settlement between the auto parts maker and a creditor that had requested the change.
April 07, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday put off a final decision on auto parts maker First Brands' move to speedily sell several of its filter and windshield wiper brands for $25 million, saying he wanted to know whether the buyer is dead set on purchasing a bundle.
April 02, 2026
Bank of America and others have sued troubled auto parts maker First Brands Group and lender Aequum Capital in Texas bankruptcy court, seeking a judgment that the plaintiffs hold liens on inventory that outrank those asserted by Aequum.
March 30, 2026
Auto parts maker First Brands is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge for rapid approval of a proposed $25 million sale of several of its filter and windshield wiper brands, saying it has no going-concern offers and that the businesses are bleeding customers and value.
March 24, 2026
First Brands has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to let the auto parts supplier wind down some of its remaining businesses, including several brake components brands and its Autolite spark plug unit.
March 18, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday allowed car parts maker First Brands to head back to mediation over a Chapter 11 case resolution, but cautioned he might not grant more extensions in the future.
March 16, 2026
A New York bankruptcy judge approved arrests in Eletson Holdings' Chapter 11 case, another said Spirit Airlines can auction 20 aircraft with a $533 million stalking horse bid, and a judge in California ordered parties to go forward with competing plans in the Oakland diocese's insolvency proceeding.
March 13, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday approved the sale of First Brands' small engine part group Walbro as the car parts giant continues stakeholder talks in hopes of charting a consensual course out of Chapter 11.