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5 Critical Changes Coming To Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1

Residential mortgage lenders and servicers should prepare for significant amendments to Bankruptcy Rule 3002.1 tak... (more story)

What 2 Profs Noticed As Transactional Law Students Used AI

After a semester using generative artificial intelligence tools with students in an entrepreneurship law clinic, w... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills

I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, whe... (more story)

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Kroll Catches Class Suit Over Crypto Bankruptcy Data Breach

Kroll has been hit with a proposed class action in Texas federal court from an FTX creditor who says the claims and noticing agent should've done more to secure user data and notify claimants of key bankruptcy... (more story)

US Trustee Objects To Opt-Outs In Wolfspeed's Ch. 11 Plan

The U.S. Trustee's Office has objected to the prepackaged Chapter 11 plan from chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc., arguing the opt-out mechanism for obtaining creditor support for third-party releases is nonconsensual.

Eletson Looks To Nix $102M Award Over Reed Smith 'Fiction'

The new owner of international shipping company Eletson has asked a New York federal judge to vacate a $102 million arbitral award issued in a dispute with competitor Levona, saying the award is based on a "fi... (more story)

Avon's Ch. 11 Plan Can Get OK, With Changes, Judge Rules

Bankrupt cosmetics giant Avon and its talc trust must modify its Chapter 11 reorganization plan to make some concessions to insurers, but the plan is otherwise confirmable and doesn't need to be sent out again... (more story)

Judge Orders New Committee Members In Genesis Ch. 11

A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday ordered the U.S. Trustee to add two trade creditors to the already formed creditors committee of multistate nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare, saying the group was skewed... (more story)

US Trustee Objects To Party City Plan To Nix Fees

Party City's proposal to pay unsecured creditors $1 million under its Chapter 11 liquidation plan has sparked an objection from the U.S. Trustee's Office, which has argued the arrangement would violate bankrup... (more story)

Genesis, Unsecured Creditors Lock Horns On Final Ch. 11 DIP

Bankrupt nursing home operator Genesis urged a Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday to not delay final approval of its $30 million debtor-in-possession loan, fending off arguments from its unsecured creditors commi... (more story)

BlockFi Judge Urged To OK $13M Deal As Objector Withdraws

Investors who reached a $13.2 million settlement with the failed cryptocurrency lender BlockFi Inc. have urged a federal judge to move forward with the plan now that a class member has withdrawn his objections to the deal.

Claire's Gets Interim Approval For $22.5M DIP Facility

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday gave interim approval to bankrupt jewelry chain Claire's to receive a $22.5 million debtor-in-possession facility from a private holding company that plans to buy the ma... (more story)

McKesson Agrees In Principle To Sponsor Rite Aid Ch. 11 Plan

National pharmacy chain Rite Aid told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with prescription drug supplier McKesson Corp. on a path to end their dispute and move forward w... (more story)

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3rd Circ. Upholds Shipbuilder's Ch. 11 Reopening

A split Third Circuit panel on Friday upheld, 2-1, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge's discretion in reopening Congoleum Corp.'s 2003 Chapter 11 case and barring Occidental Chemical from pursuing Congoleum affilia... (more story)

Truck Lease Protections Stymie Titan's First-Day Hearing

Issues surrounding adequate protection payments in favor of truck lessors and financiers prevented bankrupt trucking firm Titan CNG LLC from receiving approval on Friday for its cash management motion, with a ... (more story)

CFPB Inks Synapse Deal That Opens Door To Consumer Relief

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has reached a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for Synapse Financial Technologies Inc. that could unlock millions of dollars in relief for consumers whose funds w... (more story)

Stoli Offers Revised Ch. 11 Plan With Lender Backstop

Vodka maker Stoli Group USA on Friday told a Texas bankruptcy judge it has modified its plan to partially pay off its secured debt with liquor by giving the lender a partial real estate backstop, but that it s... (more story)

Texas Recycling Biz Aims For Late September Auction

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Friday that he would approve bidding procedures for the assets of specialty recycler Aleon Metals LLC, setting up an auction Sept. 29 with a stalking horse bid from its debtor-in-... (more story)

Tribe Member Can't Discharge Tax Debt, 10th Circ. Affirms

An Oklahoma federal court correctly affirmed a bankruptcy court's refusal to reopen a case brought by a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation who claimed his tax debt should have been discharged in bankruptcy, t... (more story)

Compostable Film Co. Nets Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge has confirmed the liquidation plan of Ohio-based compostable film producer Plastic Suppliers Inc. after a hearing on approval for the slightly amended proposal that will see some ... (more story)

White Forest To Liquidate In Ch. 7 After Failed Mine Sale

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered coal producer White Forest Resources Inc.'s Chapter 11 case to be converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation after the debtor's attempt to sell a metallurgical coal mine fell through.

Nikola SPAC, Related Settlements Reach $33.75M In Del.

A multi-court string of settlements has produced a $33.75 million proposed payout for stockholders who alleged in direct and derivative state and federal actions that they were misled in deals that took electr... (more story)

'Sustainable' Fintech Leader Cops To $248M Investor Fraud

The co-founder of bankrupt financial services company Aspiration Partners Inc. agreed on Thursday to plead guilty to defrauding investors and lenders.