Mid Cap
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April 28, 2025
Google Claims Row Delays Dormify's Ch. 11 IP Asset Sale
A dispute over a $600,000 claim from Google led bankrupt dorm room furnishing retailer Dormify Inc. to delay approval of a sale of its intellectual property assets to Williams-Sonoma Inc. Monday to give the debtor time to resolve the conflict.
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April 28, 2025
DMK's Ch. 11 Overdose Drug Complaint Survives In Del.
A Delaware bankruptcy judge found that drug distributor US WorldMeds must face an adversary complaint from DMK Pharmaceuticals, which had accused the distributor of inadequate marketing of one of its products.
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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.
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April 28, 2025
'Shake & Bake': 4th Circ. Cites Ricky Bobby In NASCAR Ruling
The Fourth Circuit on Monday called back to the satirical cult classic "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" in finding the former owners of a NASCAR team must cover the cost of a settlement involving a bank lien on their charter after they sold it to new owners.
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April 28, 2025
Nikola Seeks Court OK For $9M Climate-Credit Sale Process
Electric truck maker Nikola Corp. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve a sale process for environmental credits the company earned by selling zero-emission vehicles, saying it has secured an $8.97 million bid that will set a floor price for the assets.
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April 28, 2025
Gibson Dunn Bankruptcy Pro Joins Cleary In NY
A former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney known for his work on high-profile restructurings has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's New York office as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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April 28, 2025
Scanrock Files Plan To Pay Debt With Property Sales
Hydrocarbon driller Scanrock Oil & Gas on Monday filed its Chapter 11 plan with a Texas bankruptcy court, saying it plans to pay off its secured lenders with the sale of its Oregon ranch and other creditors with other real estate sales and exit financing.
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April 28, 2025
Meet The Attys Helping Excell Communications During Ch. 11
Excell Communications Inc., a telecommunications infrastructure developer, has tapped lawyers from Uniondale, New York-based firm Ruskin Moscou Faltischek PC to aid its journey through Chapter 11 as the company seeks to focus on project management after it lost a key business relationship.
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April 28, 2025
Union Tells 3rd Circ. Healthcare Fight Belongs In Arbitration
A Pennsylvania federal judge properly concluded that a healthcare dispute between a power plant operator and an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers local was arbitrable, the union said, asking the Third Circuit to uphold the judge's decision to send the fight to arbitration.
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April 25, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Q1 Hospo Deals, Data Center Speculation
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that guided the largest global hospitality mergers and acquisitions of the first quarter, and how local utilities are attempting to weed out data center speculators.
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April 25, 2025
CFPB Abandons $2.25M Student Loan Trust Deal, Drops Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday voluntarily dismissed its long-running debt collection practices suit against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts, abandoning a $2.25 million proposed settlement that had been held up by objectors.
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April 25, 2025
Celsius Seeks Sanctions Against Crypto Miner In Ch. 11
The plan administrator for defunct cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to impose more than $352,000 of sanctions on a crypto mining company, alleging it is opposing an involuntary Chapter 11 petition Celsius filed against it while also trying to use the bankruptcy stay to stymie arbitration proceedings against a subsidiary.
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April 25, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Tupperware looked for permission to end healthcare reimbursements for roughly 230 employees; Heritage Coal's owners asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to allow the company to complete a permit transfer as part of a pre-Chapter 11 sale; and Film Finance Inc., behind productions including "Everything Everywhere All At Once," sought to have its Chapter 11 case dismissed. Here are some of the bankruptcy stories you may have missed last week.
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April 25, 2025
Ch. 15 Rulings Boost Possibility Of Purdue Workarounds
Two recent bankruptcy court decisions that approved nonconsensual third-party releases have spotlighted a growing divide between the relief available to debtors in foreign restructurings and Chapter 11, signaling that struggling companies may attempt to use Chapter 15 to evade the U.S. Supreme Court's Purdue Pharma ruling.
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April 25, 2025
US Trustee Says Benson Hill Can't Seal Exec Bonus Info
The U.S. Trustee's Office on Friday asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject bankrupt soybean company Benson Hill's request to seal the names of executives it wants to pay bonuses to, along with the amounts it wants to pay.
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April 25, 2025
Packable Creditors Say Deal Sets Aside $17M Recovery
The official committee of unsecured creditors in e-commerce firm Packable Holdings' Chapter 11 has asked the Delaware bankruptcy court to approve its settlement with the debtor's founders and insurers to resolve breach of fiduciary duty claims, allowing the unsecured creditors to recover more than $17 million in cash.
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April 25, 2025
NJ Atty Sues Former Partner Over Diverted Fee Awards
A New Jersey attorney sued his onetime debt collection defense law partner in Union County Superior Court this past week alleging that the former partner kept fee awards owed to the firm for himself as the partnership collapsed and the firm faced financial troubles.
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April 25, 2025
The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The justices heard arguments in five cases this week, including one over instruction on sexuality in public schools and another over the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurers provide free preventive care, while issuing one decision that self-deportation windows for unauthorized migrants don't expire on weekends. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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April 25, 2025
ENGlobal Cleared To Sell Itself In Ch. 11
A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday said he would sign off on the sale of construction and engineering group ENGlobal Corp. to its debtor-in-possession lender upon the uploading of a new order resolving an objection by the federal government.
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April 25, 2025
Bertucci's Says Uncertain Economy Sparked Latest Ch. 11
Italian food chain Bertucci's filed for bankruptcy protection for the third time since 2018, telling a Florida bankruptcy court it is over $32 million in debt and dealing with industry headwinds and the "unanticipated deterioration" of the U.S. economy.
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April 24, 2025
3rd Circ. Revives Sanctions For Undisclosed Bankruptcy Fees
Citing a "legal question of significant public importance," a Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday reversed a district court's reversal of a bankruptcy judge's sanctioning of Spector Gadon Rosen & Vinci PC for pursuing additional fees initially undisclosed to the court from a bankrupt couple after agreeing to a flat amount.
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April 24, 2025
Bar Louie Gets Final OK For $2.5M DIP In Ch. 11
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday gave final approval to Texas-based gastropub chain Bar Louie to access $2.48 million of debtor-in-possession financing facility from its prepetition lender.
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April 24, 2025
Labor Woes, Fire, Debt Concerns Led Royal Interco To Ch. 11
Operational setbacks due to labor shortages, a fire at its distribution center last year and reduced supplier credit stemming from concerns about upcoming debt maturity all contributed to Arizona-based paper towel producer Royal Interco LLC's filing for Chapter 11.
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April 24, 2025
NY Youth Welfare Org Can Sell 22-Acre Property For $9M
St. Christopher's, a youth mental-health care provider based in New York, received a bankruptcy judge's approval Thursday to close a $9 million sale of its roughly 22-acre property in Orange County, New York.
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April 24, 2025
Texas Memory Care Homes Hit Ch. 11 With $10M+ Debt
A pair of Texas memory care facilities, affiliated with another facility that filed a disputed bankruptcy in December, are seeking Chapter 11 protection in Texas and claiming more than $10 million in liabilities.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work
Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.
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A Cold War-Era History Lesson On Due Process
The landmark Harry Bridges case from the mid-20th century Red Scare offers important insights on why lawyers must be free of government reprisal, no matter who their client is, says Peter Afrasiabi at One LLP.
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Improv Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Improv keeps me grounded and connected to what matters most, including in my legal career where it has helped me to maintain a balance between being analytical, precise and professional, and creative, authentic and open-minded, says Justine Gottshall at InfoLawGroup.
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How BigLaw Executive Orders May Affect Smaller Firms
Because of the types of cases they take on, solo practitioners, small law firms and public interest attorneys may find themselves more dramatically affected by the collective impact of recent government action involving the legal industry than even the BigLaw firms named in the executive orders, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Lawsuits Shouldn't Be Shadow Assets For Foreign Capital
Third-party litigation financing amplifies inefficiencies from litigation and facilitates national exposure to foreign influence in the U.S. justice system, so full disclosure of financing arrangements should be required as a matter of institutional integrity, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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How To Accelerate Your Post-Attorney Career Transition
Professionals seeking to transition to nonattorney careers may encounter skepticism as nontraditional candidates, but there are opportunities for thought leadership and to leverage speaking and writing to accelerate a post-attorney career transition, say Janet Falk at Falk Communications and Evgeny Efremkin at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Be An Indispensable Associate
While law school teaches you to research, write and think critically, it often overlooks the professional skills you will need to make yourself an essential team player when transitioning from a summer to full-time associate, say attorneys at Stinson.
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23andMe Case Highlights Privacy Complexities In Ch. 11
Attorneys at Pryor Cashman discuss the interplay between a sale of personally identifiable information and bankruptcy law in light of genetics and health company 23andMe's recent filing for Chapter 11 relief.
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Birding Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Observing and documenting birds in their natural habitats fosters patience, sharpens observational skills and provides moments of pure wonder — qualities that foster personal growth and enrich my legal career, says Allison Raley at Arnall Golden.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw
The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.
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Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield
Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.
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Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind
As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.
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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence
As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.