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Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful lead... (more story)

Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the pro... (more story)

ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good c... (more story)

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Joann's Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan Confirmed In Del.

The Chapter 11 wind-down plan of former arts and crafts retailer Joann Inc. received approval Thursday in Delaware bankruptcy court without opposition from any party in interest.

WilmerHale, US Trustee Spar Over Work In 23andMe Ch. 11

The U.S. Trustee's Office argued Thursday the consumer privacy ombudsman in genetic testing company 23andMe's Chapter 11 shouldn't be allowed to hire lawyers from WilmerHale over conflict of interest concerns ... (more story)

Conn. Panel Will Again Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case

The Connecticut Appellate Court will hear former Alex Jones attorney Norm Pattis' second appeal of his already-reduced, two-week suspension for allowing a former associate to send Sandy Hook medical records to... (more story)

Genesis Healthcare Hits Ch. 11 With DIP Deal, Sale Plans

Genesis Healthcare Inc., a holding company for rehabilitation centers and nursing homes in 18 states, and nearly 300 of its affiliates and subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 protection with at least $2 bil... (more story)

Linqto Users Say Founder Flouted Securities Laws

Customers of recently bankrupt private investment platform Linqto sued its founder and former CEO in New York federal court on Wednesday, alleging in a proposed class action that he disregarded securities laws... (more story)

11th Circ. Rules Against Hotelier In Arbitration Battle

The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a bankruptcy court's annulment of an automatic stay to allow enforcement of an arbitral award issued in a dispute over a failed $250 million hotel conglomerate, rejecti... (more story)

NJ Justices Disbar Fla. Atty For Misappropriating $100K

The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred a Florida attorney based on Disciplinary Review Board findings that she misappropriated more than $100,000 in client funds.

McGuireWoods Names New Office Leaders In 4 US Cities

McGuireWoods LLP announced Wednesday that it has appointed new office managing partners in Atlanta, Houston, Baltimore and San Francisco, continuing the firm's practice of rotating its staff in and out of key ... (more story)

Puerto Rico Bond Suit Doesn't Belong In Conn., Insurers Say

The insurers of billions in bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. say a Connecticut federal judge can't hear a proposed class action accusing them of failing to pay bondholders the full val... (more story)

Bid To Convert Yellow To Ch. 7 Postponed, New Plan Expected

A bid to convert the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Yellow Corp. to a Chapter 7 liquidation was postponed on Tuesday as the former trucking company promised it would soon propose a new plan after nearly two years in... (more story)

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NJ Event Venue Gets Tentative OK On Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said Thursday that he would approve the disclosure statement from the operator of a restaurant and event venue business called The Chariot once it makes certain changes.

50 Cent's Ch. 11 Reopened After Woman's $20M Injury Suit

A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Thursday reopened recording artist 50 Cent's 2015 Chapter 11 case but allowed a New York jurist to first decide whether to dismiss a woman's $20 million injury case, setting u... (more story)

Cinemex Theater Co. Gets $2.6M For Operations In Ch. 11

A Florida bankruptcy judge approved more than $2.6 million to keep a theater company operating in its second Chapter 11 case on Thursday, allowing the funds to pay for critical vendors and goodwill expenses as... (more story)

Tile Seller Mosaic Can Tap Into $9M Of Ch. 11 Funding

Bankrupt tile and stone seller Mosaic Cos. received approval Thursday from a Delaware judge to access $9 million of Chapter 11 financing as it pursues a court-supervised sale of one of its main retail units.

11th Circ. Revives Case Over $3.1M Glassware Verdict Debt

The Eleventh Circuit has revived a case over $3.1 million in debt resulting from a jury verdict finding that two glass companies had copied the designs of another business, saying a lower court was wrong to fi... (more story)

The Villages' Health Provider Gets Preliminary DIP Funding

A Florida bankruptcy judge preliminarily approved a $39 million debtor-in-possession financing plan for The Villages Health System LLC, which provides healthcare services to 55,000 residents of the best-known ... (more story)

Ex-Parler Owner Shielded From Fired CEO's $1.6B Suit

The company that once owned conservative social media platform Parler will continue to be protected from a $1.6 billion state court lawsuit the company's ousted CEO brought against it, but it will be subject t... (more story)

Scanrock's Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure Punted Over Notice Issue

A Texas bankruptcy Judge agreed Wednesday to postpone a decision on approving hydrocarbon driller Scanrock Oil & Gas' amended Chapter 11 plan disclosure, after the debtor told him the move was acceptable to de... (more story)

Stone And Tile Seller Hits Ch. 11 With $65M In Debt, Sale Plans

Mosaic Cos., the parent of stone and tile distributors Walker & Zanger and Surfaces Southeast, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with $65 million of secured debt after it struggled to rebound from pa... (more story)

Kohl's Says Self-Storage Renovation Led To Pa. Mall Exit

In seeking to ditch a lawsuit, Kohl's on Tuesday told a Pennsylvania federal judge that a mall owner breached a lease of two decades with an unwanted renovation project that added a nearby self-storage busines... (more story)