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E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Dynamic Databases

Several recent federal court decisions illustrate how parties continue to grapple with the discovery of data in dy... (more story)

Drafting For Distress: D&O Policy Tips Ahead Of Ch. 11 Filings

Considering recent bankruptcy statistics and the economic climate, now is a good time for companies to revisit the... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Networking 101

Cultivating a network isn't part of the law school curriculum, but learning the soft skills needed to do so may be... (more story)

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Rusoro Accuses Gold Reserve Of Trying To Hinder Citgo Sale

Rusoro Mining has accused Gold Reserve, a fellow creditor of Venezuela, of trying to undermine an auction process in Delaware federal court for Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s parent company "in any manner possible, and at any cost."

'No Evidence' New Info Backs J&J Unit's Libel Suit, Court Told

A doctor being sued by Johnson & Johnson's bankrupt talc subsidiary pushed back on the unit's bid to revive its trade libel claim over a scientific article she wrote linking asbestos in talc to mesothelioma, a... (more story)

Modivcare, Creditors Near Contested Ch. 11 Plan Hearing

Healthcare services and technology group Modivcare is gearing up for a contentious December Chapter 11 plan confirmation hearing in Texas, where it faces unsecured creditors' objection to a $1 billion debt-for... (more story)

Nicklaus Cos. Hit Ch. 11 After Losing Suit Against Golf Legend

Nicklaus Companies LLC, the sporting gear company founded by golf legend Jack Nicklaus, and 11 affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware on Friday, listing between $500 million and $1 billion of e... (more story)

3rd Circ. Rejects Boy Scout Abuse Claimants' Fee Requests

The Third Circuit on Friday backed the denial of $21 million in counsel fees to the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice as tort claimants in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy case, ruling that the orga... (more story)

Fenwick & West Must Face New Claims In FTX Crypto MDL

A Florida federal judge signed off on a bid to file new claims against Fenwick & West LLP by victims of the infamous FTX Trading Ltd. cryptocurrency scam after they argued that new information had emerged abou... (more story)

Ex-US Trustee Director's Firing Appeal Tossed, For Now

The former head of the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog program had her appeal challenging her abrupt firing dismissed, at least for now, while a federal agency mulls questions around executive... (more story)

Office Snapshot: Chipman Brown's Modern Expansion In Del.

In recently expanding the size of its office in Wilmington, Delaware, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole LLP said the renovated space was designed with "productivity and comfort in mind."

Judge Raises Sanctions In Eletson Affiliate Ownership Row

The New York bankruptcy judge overseeing Eletson Holdings' Chapter 11 case has raised sanctions against three Cypriot corporations connected to the shipping company's former owners to $5,000 a day for failing ... (more story)

Del. Court OKs Marriott Role In Sonder Ch. 7 Wind-Down

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved Marriott International Inc.'s limited management intervention in a sudden liquidation by former short-term rental partner Sonder Hospitality Holdings, after Marriott ci... (more story)

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Stay Denied In Ch. 11 Suit Over $100M Special Needs Fraud

A Florida federal bankruptcy judge Friday declined to halt an adversary class-action against a Texas bank accused of aiding the alleged $100 million theft from a special needs trust, allowing document discover... (more story)

PrimaLend Pauses Affiliate Payments In Revised DIP

A Texas bankruptcy judge Friday approved amended Chapter 11 financing for auto dealership lender PrimaLend Capital Partners that smooths over new objections from unsecured creditors by suspending debt payments... (more story)

Ex-Gordon Rees Atty Reprimanded For Mistakes Blamed On AI

An Alabama bankruptcy judge won't sanction Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLC for a filing submitted by one of its former lawyers that contained mistakes blamed on artificial intelligence, but has reprimanded t... (more story)

1st Circ. Agrees Gibson Owns Liberace's Glitzy Piano

The First Circuit affirmed a jury's finding that a nine-foot-long, rhinestone-encrusted piano used by entertainer Liberace belongs to musical instrument maker Gibson and not a Massachusetts man.

NoMo SoHo Hotel Owner Seeks $125M Sale In Ch. 11

A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to approve sale procedures for the insolvent owner of the NoMo SoHo Hotel in Manhattan, setting it on a path to wrap up the process in just 20 days.

Village Roadshow Noteholders Blast Warner Bros. Bid To Sue

Noteholders of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the bankrupt company that co-produced blockbuster films including "The Matrix," have lashed out at an effort by Warner Bros. to sue them, saying it would ef... (more story)

Chancery Says $33M Nikola Deal 'More Than Fair'

Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick granted final approval Thursday to a pair of settlements totaling more than $33 million, including more than $1.8 million in fees and expenses, resolving years of... (more story)

Chinese Developer Has A Week To Reply To Involuntary Ch. 11

Xinyuan Real Estate, a developer based in Beijing, has until next Wednesday to respond to an involuntary bankruptcy petition that three of its creditors brought in April alleging the company is in default on $... (more story)

2nd Circ. Nixes REIT's CLO Fund Mismanagement Claims

The Second Circuit has backed the dismissal of mismanagement and fraud counterclaims lodged by a real estate investment trust and its subsidiary in a dispute involving a collateralized loan-obligation investme... (more story)

Unlockd Is Latest Google Foe To Seek Judge's Recusal

Unlockd Media has become at least the second Google antitrust foe to seek the recusal of U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. over his close relationship with Google's vice president for litigation and discovery.