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Del. Bankruptcy Judge Dies, Jones Day DQ'd In Miner's Ch. 11
A New York bankruptcy judge determined Jones Day cannot represent former talc producer Vanderbilt Minerals in its Chapter 11 case. Label maker Multi-Color and film producer Village Roadshow confirmed Chapter 11 plans. And U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John T. Dorsey, the former chief judge of Delaware's bankruptcy court, passed away "following a courageous battle with cancer." This is the week in bankruptcy.
Meet The Kirkland, Gray Reed Lawyers Guiding QVC's Ch. 11
A team of attorneys from Gray Reed and Kirkland & Ellis are leading home shopping television company QVC through what they hope will be a quick trip through Chapter 11.
QVC Eyes Quick Ch. 11 Under The Shadow Of Big Questions
The buttoned-up Chapter 11 plan filed by QVC Group lays out a smooth course to speed through bankruptcy, as unsecured creditors are to be paid in full and its restructuring focuses on its balance sheet without touching operations, but the retailer's long-term survival still seems uncertain, experts told Law360.
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Sullivan & Cromwell LLP told a New York bankruptcy judge Saturday that an emergency motion it filed in Prince Global Holdings Ltd.'s Chapter 15 case contained several inaccurate citations and other errors, inc... (more story)
Home shopping network owner QVC entered Chapter 11, as did a solar panel installation company based in California, and a Cayman Islands-based solar business sought Chapter 15 recognition.
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday signed off on the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of Swiss solar panel company Meyer Burger's U.S. arm, letting the subsidiary sell off its remaining assets and wrap up its bankruptcy.
A Pennsylvania state court has booted Beasley Allen Law Firm attorneys from representing consumers in nine cases that link Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder to ovarian cancer, saying their pro hac vice admissi... (more story)
The state court-appointed receiver of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars media business has reached an agreement to license its trademark and domain name to The Onion, as the satirical news outlet seeks ... (more story)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with the potential impact of reining in — or even scrapping altogether — a 100-year-old doctrine that curbs litigants' ability to go to federal court to try to overtur... (more story)
Inspired Healthcare's unsecured creditors have urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to deny the company's bid to retain Reid Collins & Tsai LLP to help investigate the debtor's pre-Chapter 11 conduct, saying that ta... (more story)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it won't review a class certification challenge in a securities class action over Johnson & Johnson's cancer-related talc products in the latest development in a closely w... (more story)
QVC told a Texas bankruptcy judge Friday the home shopping television company wants to get its Chapter 11 debt swap plan confirmed by late May and emerge from the insolvency process within 90 days, as it seeks... (more story)
Solar company Freedom Forever told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday that missed payments that mounted after the passage of the federal budget reconciliation bill last year were largely the cause of its Chapt... (more story)
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The condo association of a Manhattan hotel and residential tower can stay in Subchapter V bankruptcy for now, after a New York bankruptcy judge requested additional briefing and ordered the debtor to restore p... (more story)
The official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 cases of entities tied to the former Hudson Hotel objected Saturday to the debtors' request to increase its postpetition financing from $32 milli... (more story)
Cayman Islands-incorporated solar company SPI Energy has filed in Delaware for Chapter 15 recognition of its liquidation proceedings, saying U.S. court approval may help it conduct investigations and recover assets.
Vinson & Elkins and Spencer Fane are among the law firms that steered the largest New York City real estate transactions that became public last week, with a trio of Manhattan trades topping the list.
A Florida bankruptcy judge said Friday she would confirm a cosmetic company's reorganization plan after the debtor ironed out a deal with creditors that reduced the founder's equity stake in the company.
Vanderbilt Minerals on Friday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve a settlement with its parent company that would pave the way for an asset sale, while creditors argued the ex-talc miner is trying to ... (more story)
A Pennsylvania federal judge agreed to step aside from a criminal case involving a man accused of threatening to kill judges after the man pointed out that the jurist had presided over a related bankruptcy matter.
A businessman has denied owing an effectively bankrupt local English council more than £150 million ($204 million) over a series of failed investments that he allegedly misrepresented and siphoned off for his ... (more story)
A Maryland federal court has resumed a lawsuit accusing a D.C. corporate tax attorney and his former law firm of a $19 million captive insurance scam following notification that the bankruptcy proceedings of t... (more story)
Two commercial real estate law firms headed by Mark J. Nussbaum filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York, listing at least $353 million in disputed unsecured claims tied to the firms' hard money lending pra... (more story)