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Receivership Law May Streamline Real Estate Sales In Illinois

The Illinois Receivership Act, which goes into effect Jan. 1, provides much-needed clarity on the issue of receive... (more story)

Tariffs And Trade Volatility Drove 2025 Bankruptcy Wave

The Trump administration's tariff regime has reshaped the commercial restructuring landscape this year, with an in... (more story)

The Hidden Pitfalls Of Letters Of Credit In Lease Negotiations

Amid a surge in commercial office leasing driven by artificial intelligence firms, it's crucial for landlords to b... (more story)

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Bullivant Houser Files For Ch. 11 After November Closure

The now-shuttered Bullivant Houser Bailey PC has filed for Chapter 11 protection in California, with its chief dissolution officer saying the bankruptcy was filed so the firm can liquidate its assets as it con... (more story)

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

The company behind Roomba robot vacuums entered Chapter 11 in Delaware. A subsidiary of sustainable metal and glass packaging company Ardagh Group filed for Chapter 15 recognition in New York. And a self-drivi... (more story)

Willkie Adds Another Kirkland Restructuring Pro In New York

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has added another restructuring attorney from Kirkland & Ellis LLP after recently welcoming a Kirkland attorney as chair of its restructuring group.

VC Apple Tree Fights Billionaire Backer's Ch. 11 Dismissal Bid

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday declined to quickly decide a motion to dismiss venture capital biotechnology investor Apple Tree Life Sciences Inc.'s Chapter 11 case brought by the family trust of a Russ... (more story)

Fast-Track Sale Timeline Denied In Furniture Co. Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge rejected an expedited timeline for the sale of the assets of home furnishing retailer American Signature Furniture, finding that the proposed 34-day process would not give enough ti... (more story)

Spirit Gets Another $100M; Probe Finds No Ch. 22 Bad Faith

Spirit Airlines will be able to tap into an additional $100 million of post-bankruptcy financing, it said Monday, the same day that an examiner found no evidence of bad faith in the budget airline's back-to-ba... (more story)

Ed Tech Co. Anthology Can Send Ch. 11 Plan To Creditor Vote

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday cleared Anthology Inc. to solicit votes on its Chapter 11 plan, which would see senior creditors receive the majority of equity in the reorganized education technology group.

First Brands Gets June Trial In Fraud Case Against Ex-CEO

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday agreed to schedule a two-week trial in First Brands' adversary case against former CEO Patrick James, saying he would hear in June the auto-parts maker's allegations that Jam... (more story)

Ardagh's Financing Unit Files Ch. 15 With Nearly $2B Debt

A subsidiary of sustainable metal and glass packaging company Ardagh Group has filed for Chapter 15 recognition in New York, seeking U.S. court recognition of restructuring proceedings pending in Luxembourg.

Self-Driving Tech Co. Luminar Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell

Luminar Technologies Inc., which develops lidar technology used in autonomous vehicles, filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas on Monday with at least $500 million in debt and plans to sell its assets.

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IRobot Can Use Cash Collateral In Ch.11, Judge Says

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday allowed the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum to access cash collateral, which would enable the company to operate during Chapter 11 proceedings and move to implement i... (more story)

Meet The Attorneys Guiding iRobot In Ch. 11

A team of attorneys from Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP are representing iRobot Corp., the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, in its Delaware Chapter 11 case.

Quinn Emanuel Fee Fight Bound For Texas Or Mass. Court

A Massachusetts federal judge is weighing whether to kick Quinn Emanuel's bid for $30 million in legal fees from a former client's parent company, Nano Dimension Ltd., to state court or to the Texas bankruptcy... (more story)

US Trustee Objects To PosiGen's Exec Bonuses In Ch. 11

The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject solar panel company PosiGen's proposal to pay performance bonuses to its executives during its Chapter 11 case, arguing that the plan func... (more story)

Medical Device Maker Zynex Hits Ch. 11 With Sale Plans

Zynex Inc., a pain management medical device maker, filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas with at least $66.7 million in debt and plans to sell the business backed by a stalking horse bid from its creditors.

Trustee Sues SafeMoon Leaders Over Alleged Fraud Scheme

The liquidating trustee for cryptocurrency asset company SafeMoon has filed a lawsuit in Utah bankruptcy court accusing former top executives of looting tens of millions of dollars from "liquidity pools" and u... (more story)

Roomba Maker IRobot Hits Ch. 11 To Hand Control To Lenders

IRobot Corp., the maker of the Roomba robot vacuums, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with over $250 million in debt and a plan to hand control of its business to its secured creditor.

Lender Says PosiGen Got $25M Loan With Fraud

A lender to PosiGen has filed an objection in Texas bankruptcy court to the bankrupt solar panel leasing company's request to use its cash, saying some of that money is from a $25 million loan PosiGen obtained through fraud.

Trinity Urges Judge To Toss $362K Merit Street Expenses Bid

Trinity Broadcasting of Texas Inc. asked a bankruptcy judge in Dallas to deny a request by Merit Street Media to pay $362,000 in expenses, saying the payroll and benefits the debtor purports that it needs to c... (more story)

Job.com Operator To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Vote

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday gave My Job Matcher Inc., the insolvent operator of recruiting platform Job.com, permission to solicit creditor votes for its Chapter 11 plan, saying an unusual mechanism ... (more story)