Large Cap

  • May 01, 2025

    High Court Urged To Skip $272M Hertz 'Solvent Debtor' Appeal

    Wells Fargo has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject Hertz's appeal of a Third Circuit ruling that the car rental giant owes $272 million in make-whole payments and interest to noteholders following a Chapter 11 case it launched in 2020.

  • May 01, 2025

    Global Clean Energy's Costly Project Delays Led It To Ch. 11

    A long and unexpected delay in the construction of Global Clean Energy's renewable fuel factory in California forced the company to take on a crushing amount of debt and miss out on earnings for its plant-derived diesel, pushing the company into bankruptcy court last month with a plan to turn around the business with $250 million in new funding.

  • May 01, 2025

    J&J Talc Unit Says New Doc 'Key' To Talc Study Libel Suit

    A Johnson & Johnson talc unit has asked a New Jersey federal court to reinstate its libel suit over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma, arguing that newly discovered evidence shows statements in the article are false.

  • May 01, 2025

    Litigation Funder Virage Pursues Mass Tort Atty In Ch. 11

    Mass tort attorney Truett Akin IV is being pursued in his Texas bankruptcy case by his largest creditor, an affiliate of litigation funder Virage Capital Management LP, which this week sought to force Akin to liquidate and accused him of diverting to himself some litigation proceeds he owed to Virage instead.

  • May 01, 2025

    Gol Linhas, Noteholders Ink $125M Ch. 11 Exit Finance Deal

    Brazilian budget airline Gol Linhas announced Thursday it struck a deal in which a group of its noteholders agreed to reverse its opposition to the company's restructuring proposal and supply an additional $125 million in financing when the debtor exits Chapter 11.

  • April 30, 2025

    Hearthside Says HQ Landlord Reneged On New Terms

    Snack maker Hearthside Food Solutions filed an adversary complaint against the landlord of its Illinois headquarters, arguing that the landlord is reneging on a last-minute deal it reached to remain at the headquarters.

  • April 30, 2025

    Judge Will OK Wellpath's Ch. 11 Plan Over Release Objections

    A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he will confirm prison healthcare company Wellpath's Chapter 11 plan over objections after the debtor achieved a global settlement and agreed to additional changes, saying he was convinced the plan offered the best outcome.

  • April 30, 2025

    Judge Rejects $5M Fee Bid In Prospect Medical's Ch. 11

    Bankruptcy Code provisions that allow creditors who make substantial contributions to be reimbursed for costs don't cover Prospect Medical's pre-Chapter 11 investment banker, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday, rejecting a finance firm's bid for a $5 million sale fee.

  • April 30, 2025

    Shareholders Push For Conversion Of Yellow Corp.'s Ch. 11

    A group of shareholders and unsecured creditors that previously supported the effort of bankrupt trucking company Yellow Corp. to implement a Chapter 11 plan have shifted gears and asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge late Tuesday to instead convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation.

  • April 30, 2025

    NY Diocese, Lloyd's Of London End Sex Abuse Coverage Suit

    Lloyd's of London underwriters and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre agreed to end a dispute over the payment of defense expenses related to sexual abuse claims against the diocese, according to a New York federal court filing entered Wednesday, months after the Catholic organization confirmed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. 

  • April 30, 2025

    Eletson Investor Says Court Can't Impose $5K Daily Fine

    A former shareholder of Greek shipping group Eletson Holdings urged a New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday to ax an order that slapped a $5,000 daily fine on the investor for apparently obstructing a Chapter 11 reorganization plan approved by the court last year.

  • April 30, 2025

    Steward Health Ch. 11 Plan Deal Would Fund Insider Suits

    Hospital chain Steward Health is preparing to wrap up its decade and a half in existence, saying it has reached a deal with its lenders that allowed it to file a wind-down plan with a Texas bankruptcy court that will let it pursue potential claims against former management.

  • April 29, 2025

    FTX Ch. 11 Trust Asks To Keep Customer Info Confidential

    In a just-under-the-wire move, the FTX bankruptcy recovery trust has sought a seventh extension for a mid-2023 ruling by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware allowing confidential treatment of its 9 million customers' information, citing the data's continued value to the estate.

  • April 29, 2025

    After High Court Reversal, 4th Circ. OKs Asbestos Ch. 11 Plan

    The Fourth Circuit upheld on Tuesday the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc., which have faced a raft of asbestos injury claims, agreeing with lower courts that the plan was reached in good faith despite one insurer's objections.

  • April 29, 2025

    Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

    A biotechnology firm that develops specialized molecules called it quits after 24 years. Two memory care facilities hit Chapter 11, marking the second and third such operations in their owner's portfolio to do so in less than a year. And an Italian restaurant chain headed back to bankruptcy court for its third time.

  • April 29, 2025

    Joann Floats $1.3M Ohio Closure Deal With Union Workers

    Bankrupt crafting supply seller Joann Inc. proposed a deal on Monday with unionized workers at an Ohio distribution facility that will pay $1.3 million in severance and unused time-off payments for staying at work until the facility is closed.

  • April 29, 2025

    ABI Meeting Tackles Economy, Real Estate And AI

    From commercial real estate distress and artificial intelligence in billing to current economic uncertainty, the American Bankruptcy Institute's annual spring meeting brought together lawyers, judges, scholars, financial professionals and others to discuss a range of topics.

  • April 29, 2025

    Alex Jones Wants High Court Look At $1.3B Sandy Hook Case

    Bankrupt Infowars host Alex Jones will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a mammoth libel judgment that families of Sandy Hook shooting victims secured against him and his company over his conspiratorial broadcasts calling the massacre a hoax, he told a Connecticut appellate court in seeking to extend a pause on the payout.

  • April 29, 2025

    Pa. Attorney Gets 1 Year In Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud

    A suspended attorney in the Philadelphia suburbs has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison after being convicted by a federal jury of participating in fraudulent schemes that involved stealing a house from a deceased couple's family.

  • April 29, 2025

    $10M Brown Rudnick Deal With Guo Trustee Gets Judge's OK

    A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $10 million deal between Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee and the Chinese exile's onetime attorneys at Brown Rudnick LLP, and greenlighted 10 lesser settlements with other firms and luxury retailer Versace.

  • April 28, 2025

    Exela Strikes Noteholder Deal To Restructure $1.25B Debt

    Bankrupt units of business automation group Exela Technologies Inc. have reached a deal with most of the holders of its $1.25 billion in debt to swap its debt for equity and be acquired by a European indirect subsidiary.

  • April 28, 2025

    Imerys Halts Ch. 11 Trial Over Foreign Claimant Issues

    Bankrupt talc suppliers Imerys Talc America and Cyprus Mines Corp. and parties supporting their Chapter 11 plan to deal with asbestos injury claims unexpectedly announced Monday they wanted to halt the plan confirmation proceedings, following more than four days of evidence, citing issues surrounding the treatment of foreign claims against the debtors.

  • April 28, 2025

    Imerys Ch. 11 Trial Abruptly Paused, Celsius Seeks Sanctions

    Talc producer Imerys is nearing Chapter 11 plan confirmation after a trial commenced; a plan administrator for Celsius moved to impose sanctions in another crypto firm’s bankruptcy; and Prospect Medical secured court approval to close two facilities.

  • April 28, 2025

    Ligado's Post-Ch. 11 5G Plans Violate Contract, Inmarsat Says

    Satellite telecommunications firm Inmarsat has urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject a proposed deal for telecommunications group Ligado Networks to develop a space-based 5G network with a fellow broadband company once Ligado emerges from Chapter 11.

  • April 28, 2025

    Syracuse Diocese Strikes $61M In Deals With Insurers

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse informed a New York bankruptcy judge that it has reached nearly $61 million in settlements with its insurance carriers to fund a trust for child sexual abuse claims in the diocese's Chapter 11 plan.

Expert Analysis

  • Yellow Corp. Lease Assumption Shows Landlord Protections

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    Yellow Corp.’s recent filing of a motion to assume unexpired leases is a helpful reminder to practitioners to maintain a long-term approach about what is most beneficial for an estate and to not let a debtor's short-term cash position dictate business decisions, says Kyle Arendsen at Squire Patton.

  • Insurers Have A Ch. 11 Voice Following High Court Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum — which reaffirmed a broad definition of "party in interest" — will give insurers, particularly in mass tort Chapter 11 bankruptcies, more opportunity to protect their interests and identify problems with reorganization plans, says George Singer at Holland & Hart.

  • Considerations For Cooperation Contracts In Loan Trades

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    Significant challenges to settling trades can arise when lenders of syndicated bank loans enter into defense-oriented cooperation agreements, which are growing in popularity, but working through these issues on the front end of a trade can save hours down the road, says Robert Waldner at Crowell & Moring.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • NY Combined Hearing Guidelines Can Shorten Ch. 11 Timeline

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    The Southern District of New York’s recently adopted guidelines on combining the processes for Chapter 11 plan confirmation and disclosure statement approval may shorten the Chapter 11 timeline for companies and reduce associated costs, say Robert Drain and Moshe Jacob at Skadden.

  • Bankruptcy Judges Can Justly Resolve Mass Tort Cases

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    Johnson & Johnson’s recent announcement of a prepackaged reorganization plan for its talc unit highlights that Chapter 11 is a continually evolving living statute that can address new types of problems with reorganization, value and job preservation, and just treatment for creditors, says Kenneth Rosen at Ken Rosen Advisors PC.

  • A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence

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    The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.

  • 11th Circ. Ruling May Foreshadow Ch. 15 Clashes

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    The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in In re: Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi has introduced a split from the Second Circuit regarding whether debtors in foreign proceedings must have a domicile, calling attention to the understudied nature of Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Bankruptcy Courts Have Contempt Power, Del. Case Reminds

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court recently held Camshaft Capital and its principal in contempt, serving as a reminder to bankruptcy practitioners and anyone else that appears before a bankruptcy judge that there are serious consequences for failing to comply with court orders, say Daniel Lowenthal and Kimberly Black at Patterson Belknap.

  • What Lies Behind Diverging US And UK Insolvency Trends

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    Contrasting U.K. and U.S. insolvency trends highlight the importance of policy interventions in shaping consumer financial outcomes and economic recovery, and while the U.K.'s approach seems to have mitigated issues, the U.S. faces challenges exacerbated by economic conditions and policy transitions, says Thomas Curran at Thomas H. Curran Associates.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Text Message Data

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    Electronically stored information on cellphones, and in particular text messages, can present unique litigation challenges, and recent court decisions demonstrate that counsel must carefully balance what data should be preserved, collected, reviewed and produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • How Banks Can Preserve Value Amid Corporate Default Surge

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    Amid a busy time for corporate bankruptcies, banks need a nuanced understanding of contractual rights, regulatory frameworks and evolving legal developments to protect and preserve their rights and interests, say attorneys at Phelps Dunbar.

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