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Renewable energy companies have continued to file for Chapter 11 relief in the first half of 2026, the Iran war and inflated fuel prices have hit the transportation and logistics sector, and software companies are bracing for the impact of artificial intelligence.
A Brazilian environmental cleanup company sought bankruptcy court recognition for a $1 billion restructuring in its home country. The owner of a defunct Pennsylvania boarding school re-entered Chapter 11. And a Rhode Island jail operator filed for bankruptcy.
A team of lawyers from McDermott Will & Schulte and Robinson & Cole LLP is guiding the unsecured creditors committee in summer camp company SIMAD Holdings' bankruptcy.
A New York federal judge has paused Disney's suit accusing Dish Network of improperly offering Sling TV to its subscribers, in order to allow Dish to resolve its bankruptcy issues in Texas, with the judge orde... (more story)
A New York bankruptcy judge has expressed concerns about "bankruptcy tourism" by U.S. companies that launch overseas insolvency cases then begin Chapter 15 proceedings stateside, saying in a ruling granting re... (more story)
Affiliates of the former operator of a U.S. Virgin Islands oil refinery have reached a $35 million settlement of proposed class action claims from local residents concerning water contamination from oil releas... (more story)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP put an insurance services company out of business with a poorly constructed private securities offering, the company's founder told a Florida state jury Wednesday in opening argu... (more story)
A Pennsylvania federal jury found Wednesday that a man accused of threatening to kill judges is not guilty.
The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject troubled mattress company Sleep Number's proposal to retain certain employees, saying a buyer is likely to keep them anyway.
Car parts giant First Brands Group told a Texas bankruptcy judge that it can't keep paying retired employee benefits past the end of July under its Chapter 11 budget, and asked for authority to stop covering l... (more story)
Oncoclínicas do Brasil Servicos Medicos SA, the owner of a number of cancer clinics across Brazil, has announced it is entering into an out-of-court restructuring to address 5.1 billion reais ($1 billion) in unsecured debt.
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced on Wednesday that U.S. restructuring co-chair Matt Barr will assume the newly created role of global restructuring chair.
Silicon Valley Bank disregarded advice from BlackRock's investment advisory firm suggesting the bank reduce the amount of its long-term mortgage-backed securities, the bank's former treasurer acknowledged Tues... (more story)
A bankruptcy judge has ruled a small city in central Washington did not act in bad faith when it sought Chapter 9 protection after a dispute with a developer left it facing a $26 million judgment.
In a bid to stop the flow of untraceable firearms into the Garden State, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Wednesday that her office sued a Pennsylvania man alleged to be one of the larg... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge gave battery recycler Ascend Elements the all clear Wednesday to take a vote on its Chapter 11 liquidation plan.
The Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a trial court must determine if a $166 million arbitral award against convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg can stand under North Carolina law, reversing a lower court's... (more story)
Dolphin park owner Leisure Investments has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject a motion its onetime CEO filed seeking dismissal of the company's bankruptcy case, contending he grossly misrepresented th... (more story)
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company has urged the Texas Supreme Court to reject a bid by victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to license his website, Infowars, to The Onion... (more story)
A California bicycle seller told the U.S. Tax Court that the IRS' faulty appraisal of its value caused the agency to mischaracterize a transaction with its parent company as a discharge of indebtedness and a $... (more story)
A New York bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave final approval to watch designer and manufacturer E. Gluck's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, setting it up to exit a bankruptcy that followed shifting consumer demand and ... (more story)
The Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject mining operation Searles Valley Minerals' bid to hire Ankura as its restructuring adviser, saying its engagement lett... (more story)
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave final approval to drug research and development company Inotiv Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement, as well as his permission to implement the plan.
Weldianne Scales
Consumer protection rules recently enacted by several states signal that the rules of debt collection are being re... (more story)
Kenneth Rosen
Approximately 42 merchant cash advance lenders are involved in the recently filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy of SIMAD H... (more story)
Lloyd Green and Mette Kurth
Recent bankruptcy decisions from New York and Delaware federal courts distinguish between relief a U.S. bankruptcy... (more story)