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11th Circ. Ruling May Foreshadow Ch. 15 Clashes

The Eleventh Circuit's recent decision in In re: Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi has introduced a split from the S... (more story)

Bankruptcy Courts Have Contempt Power, Del. Case Reminds

A Delaware bankruptcy court recently held Camshaft Capital and its principal in contempt, serving as a reminder to... (more story)

What Lies Behind Diverging US And UK Insolvency Trends

Contrasting U.K. and U.S. insolvency trends highlight the importance of policy interventions in shaping consumer f... (more story)

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NJ Judge Scrutinizes J&J Unit's Libel Claim Over Talc Study

A bankrupt Johnson & Johnson unit's libel claims over a scientific article linking talcum powder to mesothelioma intrigued a New Jersey federal judge during an oral argument on Thursday, prompting her to muse ... (more story)

3 Big Bankruptcy Cases Still Pending At The Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court may have declined to hear a challenge to non-debtor litigation stays in mass tort bankruptcies this week in the Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific's asbestos spinoff, but it is still sla... (more story)

SVB Parent Resolves Objections To Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures

SVB Financial Group, the former parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday that it had resolved outstanding objections to its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement and was ... (more story)

DOL Unveils Long-Delayed Abandoned Retirement Plan Rules

After being sidelined for more than a decade, a plan for expanding U.S. Department of Labor rules for terminating retirement plans abandoned by employers are moving forward again, the agency reported Thursday,... (more story)

MLB, NHL, NBA Doubt Bally Sports Parent Can Reorganize

The bankrupt parent of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks touted the extension of a carriage contract with DirecTV Wednesday in Texas bankruptcy court, at the same time that the parent company's par... (more story)

News Media Don't Want FTX Examiner's Report Sealed

Major news media companies asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to ensure that an examiner's report into crypto giant FTX's downfall is not filed under seal, arguing that a proposed redaction process runs counter... (more story)

Ollie's Can Make $14.6M Stalking-Horse Bid For 99 Cents Only

Discount retail chain 99 Cents Only received approval Wednesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge for a $14.6 million stalking-horse bid for 11 of its properties in Texas from Ollie's Bargain Outlet Inc., anoth... (more story)

NY Diocese, Abuse Claimants Sent To Ch. 11 Plan Talks

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday sent the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre and clergy sex abuse claimants back into mediation rather than grant the diocese's request to dismiss the case after th... (more story)

Ex-FTX Exec Seeks Leniency, Saying He Was Kept In The Dark

A former top FTX official has asked a Manhattan federal judge for a lenient 18-month sentence, saying he was not part of company co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried's inner circle and was as shocked as everyone else ... (more story)

5th Circ. Nixes Catholic Abuse Claimants' Ch. 11 Appeal

Sex abuse claimants removed from a Catholic archdiocese's bankruptcy unsecured creditors committee don't have grounds for an appeal because they couldn't show the removal was a sanction on them that cost the c... (more story)

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Giuliani, Poll Workers Near Deal To End Bankruptcy Lawsuit

Two Georgia poll workers who won a $148 million judgment in a defamation suit against Rudy Giuliani told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday they were close to an agreement with the former Donald Trump lawyer... (more story)

Rue21 Seeks To Reject 51 Leases As Stores Close

Bankrupt teen retailer rue21 has asked a Delaware bankruptcy court for approval to reject its leases at 51 store locations where going-out-of-business sales have already wrapped up or aren't planned, saying th... (more story)

Joonko Says Ch. 11 Needed To Handle Fraud Liability

Artificial intelligence-powered employee recruitment venture Joonko told a Delaware bankruptcy court Thursday it hopes to use Chapter 11 to resolve the legal mess left by its ex-CEO's fraud by this fall.

Colombian Consumer Lender Hits Ch. 11 To Trim $55M Of Debt

Colombian consumer lending giant Credivalores - Crediservicios filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday, with a prepackaged Chapter 11 plan to cut $55 million from its balance sheet and emerge from bankruptcy next month.

Fracking Services Co. Nitro Hits Ch. 11 After IP Trial Loss

Oil and gas fracking services provider Nitro Fluids LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court with more than $50 million in debt, months after a jury found it had infringed another company's patents.

'Not Enough Money': Atty. Objects To Plan For Dead Law Firm

An attorney representing a small group of creditors of failed California debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group raised concerns at a hearing Wednesday that once the bankruptcy estate pays professional ... (more story)

AI Job Recruiter Joonko Blames CEO Fraud For Ch. 11 Filing

AI-powered employee recruitment venture Joonko Diversity Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court, saying its business had rested almost entirely on fraudulent claims made by its ex-CEO.

Grocery Chain Outfox Files Ch. 7 After Closing All Locations

The parent company of Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen & Market filed for Chapter 7 in Delaware, less than a month after the grocery chain announced it would be closing its 35 stores in Illinois, Texas and the... (more story)

How Immediation Went From Collapse To Comeback

Immediation, an Australia-based legal technology company that reached insolvency at the end of 2023, is back in business.

Crypto 'Academy' Closed After Probe Into False Assurances

A cryptocurrency firm that "recklessly" persuaded customers to put money into investment plans has been wound up after the government's insolvency agency found that the company had given false assurances and t... (more story)