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Meet The Attorneys Leading Clearside Biomedical's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Richards Layton & Finger PA and Cooley LLP is representing Clearside Biomedical, a company developing treatments for eye diseases, in a recently filed Chapter 11 case as it looks to sell its business.
Rite Aid Gets Plan Nod, Justices Pass On Double-Dip Appeal
Rite Aid obtained confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan in its latest bankruptcy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal regarding whether a judge allowed unsecured creditors to double-dip on recoveries. And a Delaware bankruptcy judge tossed $15 million in claims against the FTX trust that it described as fraudulent.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Pinstripes, a restaurant and bowling alley chain, obtained permission to transition its bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 proceeding. A trustee overseeing equity assets from Rite Aid's last Chapter 11 got the all-clear to wind the trust down. And a Connecticut federal judge rejected an appeal from a law firm targeted by the Chapter 11 trustee for a Chinese exile and convicted fraudster.
Meet The Attorneys Leading Clearside Biomedical's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Richards Layton & Finger PA and Cooley LLP is representing Clearside Biomedical, a company developing treatments for eye diseases, in a recently filed Chapter 11 case as it looks to sell its business.
Rite Aid Gets Plan Nod, Justices Pass On Double-Dip Appeal
Rite Aid obtained confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan in its latest bankruptcy. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal regarding whether a judge allowed unsecured creditors to double-dip on recoveries. And a Delaware bankruptcy judge tossed $15 million in claims against the FTX trust that it described as fraudulent.
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
Pinstripes, a restaurant and bowling alley chain, obtained permission to transition its bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 proceeding. A trustee overseeing equity assets from Rite Aid's last Chapter 11 got the all-clear to wind the trust down. And a Connecticut federal judge rejected an appeal from a law firm targeted by the Chapter 11 trustee for a Chinese exile and convicted fraudster.
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