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Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI

Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with o... (more story)

Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning

A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a co... (more story)

Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process

Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most... (more story)

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Firm Seeks To Toss Lowenstein Sandler Claims Over Affidavit

Trif & Modugno LLC has reiterated to the Essex County Superior Court that part of a malpractice suit filed against it by Lowenstein Sandler LLP must be dismissed because the national firm did not file an affid... (more story)

Subprime Lender Tricolor Auto Hits Ch. 7 With Over $1B Debt

Tricolor Holdings, a Texas-based company that provides car loans to low-income buyers, and several affiliates filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in Texas bankruptcy court Wednesday with more than $1 billion of debt.

Jones Asks Justices To Hear 'Death Penalty' Sandy Hook Case

Right-wing media firebrand Alex Jones asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his appeal of a $1.4 billion defamation damages award conferred by a Connecticut state court over statements about the 2012 Sandy H... (more story)

Claire's Can Sell US Stores For $104M In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a request from jewelry chain Claire's for permission to sell some of its U.S. stores and intellectual property to a private holding company for $104 million in cash... (more story)

Wind Turbine Maker Gets OK To Hand Off Turkish Subsidiaries

A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave wind turbine blade maker TPI Composites permission to hand off its Turkish operations to a local owner, a move the company said will save it $31 million in intercompany obligations.

2nd Circ. Allows NY AG To Curb Nonprofit's Debtor Coaching

The Second Circuit vacated a lower court order that prevented New York Attorney General Letitia James from stopping a bankruptcy education nonprofit from advising low-income debtors Tuesday, saying that while ... (more story)

Butler Snow Bankruptcy Duo Joins Vartabedian Hester

Dallas area litigation boutique Vartabedian Hester & Haynes LLP announced Tuesday that a pair of experienced bankruptcy attorneys joined the firm from Butler Snow LLP.

Approach The Bench: Judge Shannon Discusses Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy might seem like a technical and obscure practice area, but not to U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon.

Wolfspeed Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $4.6B Debt

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Monday he would approve a Chapter 11 plan slashing $4.6 billion of chipmaker Wolfspeed Inc.'s debt, overruling an objection from the U.S. Trustee's Office to the opt-out mechanism... (more story)

FDIC Bests Farella Braun In Dispute Over SVB Legal Fees

A California federal judge has sided with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in a dispute over $48,800 in unpaid legal bills that Farella Braun & Martel LLP sought for work it did before Silicon Valley Bank's... (more story)

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Bowling Chain Pinstripes Gets Interim OK Of $3.8M DIP Loan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday granted interim approval for Italian eatery and bowling chain Pinstripes' $3.8 million debtor-in-possession financing from its prepetition lender, which will help the c... (more story)

UpHealth Settles Merger Rows, Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved UpHealth's Chapter 11 liquidation plan and the settlement of two long-standing legal disputes, one of which the medical technology company blames for tipping it into bankruptcy.

Ariz. Developer, Son Get Prison For $280M Sports Park Fraud

An Arizona developer and his son were both sentenced to prison Tuesday for deceiving investors into sinking $280 million into a Phoenix-area sports park by forging documents and inflating revenue projections f... (more story)

Hoodie Co. Wants $3.6M In Fees After Trial Loss Overturned

A sweatshirt maker wants $3.6 million in attorney fees from a rival after a $21 million judgment that forced it into bankruptcy was overturned by the Federal Circuit in July, saying the judgment was based on m... (more story)

23andMe Creditors Committee Scores $6M In Fees

A Missouri bankruptcy judge awarded $5.8 million in legal fees and expenses Tuesday to the unsecured creditors committee of insolvent consumer DNA testing company 23andMe, signing off on bills from Stinson LLP... (more story)

Ohio Aerospace Manufacturer Hits Ch. 11 To Rework Debt

Cincinnati-based manufacturer CTL-Aerospace Inc. filed for Chapter 11 with at least $15 million in debt saying material sourcing troubles last year left it with an operating loss with limited funding avenues.

Solar Biotech's Post-Sale Ch. 11 Liquidation Gets OK

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday she would approve the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Solar Biotech Inc. after it sold its assets for $20 million and resolved litigation between its largest secured cre... (more story)

Bowling And Eatery Chain Pinstripes Hits Ch. 11 Seeking Sale

Illinois-based bowling and restaurant chain Pinstripes has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with more than $143 million in debt and plans to seek a going concern sale.

Universities Put To The Test In 6 Higher Ed Property Conflicts

New York University's challenge to a recent rezoning, Chapter 11 proceedings for a student housing owner serving the University of California, and an Illinois university's refusal to hand over property to a lo... (more story)

Packable Ch. 11 Committee Has Preference Suit Mostly Tossed

The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of Packable Holdings largely lost out on motions to dismiss its adversary complaint tied to a prepetition lender and supplier, with a Delawa... (more story)