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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)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure

While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable... (more story)

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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.

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.

Yellow Corp. Pension Fund Asks For 3rd Circ. Appeal In Ch. 11

A pension fund for former Yellow Corp. employees who were members of a Teamsters local has requested permission to directly appeal to the Third Circuit a dispute in Delaware bankruptcy court over the insolvent... (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)

Rite Aid Seeks $90M Clawback From McKesson

Rite Aid is seeking to claw back about $90 million it paid out to prescription drug supplier McKesson Corp. over the days and months leading up to the national pharmacy chain's Chapter 11 filing in May, arguin... (more story)

Imperial Tobacco Seeks US Approval Of CA$32B Restructuring

Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. asked a New York bankruptcy judge to recognize and enforce the company's Canadian restructuring plan that implements its role in a CA$32.5 billion ($23.59 billion) settlement of to... (more story)

SVB Says Caymanian Liquidators Can't Claw Back $294M

The former parent of the defunct Silicon Valley Bank Monday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to stop the liquidators of its Cayman Islands branch from clawing back $294 million in dividend payments, saying th... (more story)

Womble Bond Adds 20 Attys From Shuttering Nashville Firm

Womble Bond Dickinson announced Monday that it has strengthened its presence in Nashville, Tennessee, by bringing on 20 attorneys from boutique law firm Neal & Harwell PLC, which will cease operations Aug. 31.

Del. Bankruptcy Judge Will Retain Ga. Dorm Operator's Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge refused to move the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of dorm operator Corvias Campus Living-USG LLC to Georgia, entering an order Friday denying a bid by the University System of Georgia's boa... (more story)

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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)

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)

NYC Music Venue Operator Hits Ch. 11 After Project Delays

Avant Gardner, a New York City music venue owner, filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware on Monday, saying renovation and permitting troubles at the Brooklyn Mirage, its largest venue, stopped it from hosting events... (more story)

Long Island Castle Owner Files Ch. 11 To Stall Foreclosure

The owner of a century-old castle on Long Island's Gold Coast filed for Chapter 11 protection late Thursday in New York bankruptcy court, saying it wants to stop a foreclosure sale being forced by its mortgage... (more story)

4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In July

A cannabis company in the process of going out of business cannot rely on a state court receivership to shield it from creditors in other states, and the owners of shuttered Norwood Hospital can't renew an exp... (more story)

Rising Star: Paul Hastings' Lindsey Henrikson

Lindsey Henrikson of Paul Hastings LLP advised Colombian refinery Reficar in a high-stakes global restructuring that preserved a $1.3 billion arbitration award and secured equity in McDermott International, ea... (more story)

Fiber Co. Tilson Asks For Nod On $4.2M Broadband Sale

Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve the sale of its broadband business for about $4.2 million.

Calif. Resort Developer Gets 2 More Weeks Of Ch. 11 Funding

An insolvent company that developed a resort and other properties in California told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday that it had cobbled together two more weeks of Chapter 11 financing, avoiding for no... (more story)

CGL Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025

Federal and state courts continue to weigh litigation involving public nuisance, long-tail environmental and sexual abuse claims. Here, Law360 breaks down some of the blockbuster commercial general liability i... (more story)