June 15, 2026
First Brands was cleared to send its Chapter 11 plan to a creditor vote, defeating calls to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. The Supreme Court reversed a Fifth Circuit decision that barred a man from bringing a personal injury lawsuit he failed to disclose in bankruptcy. And a company linked to an alleged trafficking ring won Chapter 15 recognition.
June 12, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday allowed auto parts maker First Brands to send the fifth version of its Chapter 11 plan out for a vote, denying a U.S. trustee motion to scuttle the plan and dismiss or convert the case to a Chapter 7.
June 11, 2026
A secured lender to bankrupt auto parts-maker First Brands Group told a Texas judge on Thursday that it has senior liens on inventory that served as loan collateral for a subsidiary of the debtor, and asked for the imposition of an injunction that would keep the proceeds of inventory sales from being distributed.
June 08, 2026
Car parts maker First Brands Group on Monday touted a new Chapter 11 plan in Texas bankruptcy court about two weeks after a judge denied its bid to take votes on its previous effort, saying the new version gives creditors more time to vote and encompasses all the First Brands debtors instead of just one.
June 05, 2026
Texas hospital operator Sherman/Grayson and embattled auto parts maker First Brands are facing bids to dismiss or convert their Chapter 11 cases, while e-commerce brand QVC group is seeking approval for its Chapter 11 plan and Clearside Biomedical wants clearance to sell its assets.
June 04, 2026
A First Brands Group lender asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to exclude a group of First Brands affiliates from the U.S. Trustee's Office's motion to dismiss the group's Chapter 11 case, saying those entities have legal claims that are a path to paying off their debts.
June 02, 2026
Attorneys representing two groups of employees terminated by bankrupt auto parts maker First Brands Group asked to be put in control of mass termination litigation against the company, each saying on Tuesday that they have the necessary experience to guide the cases toward class certification.
June 01, 2026
A Delaware bankruptcy court approved home lending broker Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan, Canadian furniture company Bestar Inc. got Chapter 15 recognition and a Texas judge refused First Brands' bankruptcy plan disclosure.
May 29, 2026
Lenders to First Brands-affiliated special purpose financing vehicles entities reached a deal with Onset Financial Inc., allowing collateral to be liquidated while the parties pursue litigation to resolve competing ownership claims, they told a Texas bankruptcy judge Friday.
May 26, 2026
A Texas bankruptcy judge denied conditional approval of the Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement of car parts maker First Brands Group on Tuesday because the complicated plan proposal would not provide all creditors with their required procedural rights to review and vote on the plan.