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The Legal Education Status Quo Is No Longer Tenable

As underscored by the fallout from California’s February bar exam, legal education and licensure are tethered to o... (more story)

E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Relevance Redactions

In recent cases addressing redactions that parties sought to apply based on the relevance of information — as oppo... (more story)

Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions

After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section... (more story)

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Meet The Attys Guiding The Fresno Diocese Ch. 11 Case

The Catholic Diocese of Fresno, California, has hired attorneys from McCormick Barstow Sheppard Waite & Carruth LLP to oversee the Chapter 11 case it began with plans to sell off its assets and establish a tru... (more story)

Jewelry Chain Claire's Hits Ch. 11 Again With Over $1B In Debt

The parent company of jewelry chain Claire's filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday for the second time in seven years with over $1 billion in debt.

Texas Bankruptcy Judge Won't Move Linqto Ch. 11 To Del.

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday kept the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of investment platform Linqto in the Lone Star State, finding shareholders who alleged forum shopping had not made the case to move the bankruptcy to Delaware.

Voyager Digital's Former Bank Escapes Fraud Suit, For Now 

Voyager Digital's former bank, Metropolitan Commercial Bank, has won dismissal of a 53-count suit alleging it was complicit in bad behavior by the now-defunct crypto lender and should be on the hook for repayi... (more story)

Trump Fires Most Of Puerto Rico Fiscal Oversight Board

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, a body managing the island's debt restructuring, announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump has terminated five of its seven members.

SVB Directed To Object To Ch. 11 Claims In Standing Fight

The former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank and liquidators tasked with winding up its Cayman Islands branch locked horns on Tuesday over standing in a $294 million lawsuit, prompting a New York bankruptc... (more story)

2nd Circ. Nixes Madoff Feeder Fund Clawback Suits

About 300 clawback lawsuits filed by the liquidators of British Virgin Islands-based funds that invested in Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities should be dismissed, a Second Circuit panel said on Tuesday, ... (more story)

Binance Founder Seeks Exit From FTX $1.76B Clawback Suit

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to dismiss him from a clawback suit filed by the estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX seeking to recover $1.76 billion it says FTX illegall... (more story)

Insurers Object To Litigation 'Test Cases' In Diocese's Ch. 11

Several insurance carriers have asked a California bankruptcy judge to deny a request by the Santa Rosa Catholic Diocese and its unsecured creditors' committee to lift a Chapter 11 stay on litigation so that s... (more story)

Munsch Hardt Starts Mediation Practice With Ex-CEO At Helm

Texas law firm Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC has launched a mediation practice with a former firm CEO and litigation practice group leader at the helm.

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Ohio Nursing Home Operator Hits Ch. 7 With Up To $10M Debt

Nursing home operator Legacy North Royalton Operating Company LLC has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Ohio bankruptcy court, citing both assets and liabilities of between $1 million and $10 million.

$300M Fla. Project Floats DIP Loan To Hammer Out Ch. 11 Plan

The debtors of a $300 million real estate development in Florida on Tuesday floated a proposal to appoint a chief restructuring officer and a debtor-in-possession loan from an insurance heiress after creditors... (more story)

Brooklyn Mirage Owner Gets OK For $10M In Ch. 11 Cash

The owner of New York City's Brooklyn Mirage music venue received bankruptcy court approval Tuesday for $10 million in Chapter 11 financing to fund its case with a goal of closing on a sale of assets by early November.

Judge OKs Genetics Co. Synthego's Liquidation Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted final approval for California-based gene-editing technology supplier Synthego Corp.'s liquidation plan, which transfers control of the company to its secured lend... (more story)

Chancery Sends Steel Co.'s Fraudulent Transfer Suit To Trial

A steel product company's claims that a bankrupt former customer, for which it was also serving as a creditor, fraudulently transferred away millions that could have covered its debts must go to trial, a Delaw... (more story)

Berger Singerman Adds Stichter Riedel Bankruptcy Ace In Fla.

A longtime bankruptcy attorney at Stichter Riedel Blain & Postler PA has brought her practice to Berger Singerman LLP in Tampa.

Law Firm, Ex-Client Want La. Malpractice Fight Moved To NJ

A doctor pursuing malpractice claims against New Jersey firm Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC in New Orleans federal court has agreed to take the fight up north, with the two sides filing a joint motion to transfer... (more story)

GWG Bondholders Seek Trustee Removal Over Ethics Scandal

Bondholders of former life insurance bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. on Monday said the lawyer winding down the company and a bankruptcy judge must step down from the Chapter 11 case over their connections to a ... (more story)

Nikola Seeks To Erase $13M Securities Class Action Claim

Bankrupt electric vehicle maker Nikola Corp. urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve a plan to demote $13 million in claims connected to a securities class action, arguing the court shouldn't let investor... (more story)

Oil Co., Tokio Marine Unit Settle $24M Bond Dispute

A Tokio Marine unit, an oil and gas company and a property owner have settled a $24 million dispute over outstanding reclamation bonds guaranteeing the proper environmental remediation of oil and gas propertie... (more story)