Meet The Weil Attys Guiding Steward Health's Ch. 11
Judge Rips 2nd Circ.'s 'Erroneous' Ruling In Sears Lease Spat
Subchapter V Bankruptcies Up 60% In April As Costs Weighed
Meet The Weil Attys Guiding Steward Health's Ch. 11
A team of attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is representing Steward Health Care System LLC as the embattled hospital operator navigates Chapter 11 in a Texas bankruptcy court with more than $1 billion in debt.
Judge Rips 2nd Circ.'s 'Erroneous' Ruling In Sears Lease Spat
A New York federal district judge ruled that Sears Holdings Corp.'s lease for the Mall of America in Minneapolis should be returned to the bankrupt retail chain's liquidating trustee, saying that the decision gives "scant comfort" as it removed from the books "an obviously outlier ruling" by the Second Circuit.
Subchapter V Bankruptcies Up 60% In April As Costs Weighed
More small companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy under Subchapter V in April, according to new data, as higher costs for everything from raw materials to loans and insurance continued to hit struggling businesses.
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