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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)

My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avoca... (more story)

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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)

Prospect Medical Doctor Groups Hit Ch. 11 After Astrana Sale

About two dozen physician practices linked to bankrupt healthcare company Prospect Medical have filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas, days after Prospect sold some of the entities' assets to Astrana Health... (more story)

Jackson Walker, US Trustee Have A Week To Finish Mediation

A Texas federal judge has given Jackson Walker LLP and the federal government's bankruptcy watchdog a week to finish mediation in a fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship wit... (more story)

Linqto Hits Ch. 11 Amid SEC Probe, Compliance Concerns

Linqto, a platform that connected investors with pre-IPO startups and other privately held firms, has filed for bankruptcy in Texas amid an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and inte... (more story)

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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)

Job Site Monster.com OK'd For Swift Ch. 11 Auctions

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday signed off on online job search site CareerBuilder + Monster's plans to hold Chapter 11 auctions for its assets next week, approving bid procedures with three separate stalking horses.

Job.com Has $35M Credit Bid For Ch. 11 Auction

Artificial intelligence-powered recruiting platform My Job Matcher Inc. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday it has obtained a $35 million credit bid from existing secured lenders as it pursues a sale of i... (more story)

Judge Approves TreeSap Farms' Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday gave the final green light to landscape plant grower TreeSap Farms' liquidation plan after hearing the debtor, unsecured creditors' committee and prepetition lenders had rea... (more story)

Fiber Co. Tilson Gets OK To Borrow $150M In Ch. 11

Fiber network developer Tilson Technology Management Inc. won a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval Tuesday to take on $150 million in debtor-in-possession financing after the company agreed to increase fundi... (more story)

Fresno Diocese Seeks Parish Account Protection In Ch. 11

The bankrupt Roman Catholic Bishop of Fresno told a California judge Monday that it would be providing additional evidentiary support for its cash management motion so that the bank accounts of its non-debtor ... (more story)