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April 15, 2025
2nd Circ. Nixes Insurer's Arbitration Bid in Constellation Suit
The Second Circuit on Tuesday affirmed that Allied World National Assurance Co. can't force a dispute over coverage for negligence claims asserted against directors and officers of medical accounting conglomerate Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. into arbitration.
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April 15, 2025
J&J, Others Say Asbestos Trusts Can't Purge Records
A group of asbestos litigation defendants and related bankruptcy debtors, including Johnson & Johnson, sued 10 asbestos claims trusts in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Tuesday, accusing them of pursuing an improper destruction of evidence linked to tens of thousands of potential cases.
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April 15, 2025
SPAC Officers Seek Coverage For Post-Merger Lawsuits
Beazley Insurance Co. and certain former directors and officers of a special purpose acquisition company that ultimately became a solar financing company accused the successor company in Delaware Chancery Court of failing to indemnify and advance costs they incurred in two cases stemming from the SPAC merger.
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April 15, 2025
Chinese Real Estate Developer Hit With Involuntary Ch. 11
Three creditors of Chinese real estate developer Xinyuan Real Estate Co. Ltd. filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company late Monday, saying it is in default on $170 million in note debt.
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April 15, 2025
Paul Weiss To Narrow Forever 21 Work Amid Conflict Claims
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday that it would be willing to reduce its proposed work for liquidating retailer Forever 21 in response to an objection by the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog, which argued the firm is conflicted in the Chapter 11 case and shouldn't be hired by the debtor.
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April 15, 2025
9th Circ. Backs $272M Verdict For Monster In Bang Ad Case
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a $272 million verdict for Monster Energy Co. in a false advertising case against defunct Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its former CEO, rejecting a series of challenges to rulings that narrowed the evidence at trial.
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April 15, 2025
Boies Schiller Can't Escape Guo Clawback Claim, Judge Rules
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP must face a Chapter 11 trustee's nearly $654,000 clawback case for receiving cash from a company connected to since-convicted Chinese exile Miles Guo, a Connecticut bankruptcy judge has ruled, advancing the case against the firm's motion to dismiss.
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April 15, 2025
Telecom Infrastructure Biz Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M Debt
Excell Communications Inc., a telecommunications infrastructure developer, and two affiliates filed for bankruptcy in New York with $45.5 million in unsecured debt after losing a key business relationship.
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April 15, 2025
Husch Blackwell Adds Chamberlain Hrdlicka Bankruptcy Ace
Husch Blackwell LLP has fortified its insolvency and commercial bankruptcy practice with a partner in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry.
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April 14, 2025
Judge Says Barretts Needs Independence To Resolve Ch. 11
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday said he would have to consider ways to increase Barretts Minerals Inc.'s perceived independence from its parent company if he agrees to allow the talc miner to stay in Chapter 11.
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April 14, 2025
Crypto Firm DCG Can't Dodge NY AG Suit Over Genesis Woes
Crypto venture capital firm Digital Currency Group must face the bulk of the New York attorney general's claims it defrauded investors by hiding the dire financial condition of its bankrupt lending subsidiary Genesis Global, a New York state judge has ruled.
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April 14, 2025
Fulcrum's Ch. 11 Plan Approved Following Asset Sales
Waste-to-fuel recycler Fulcrum Bioenergy received approval Monday for its Chapter 11 plan of liquidation following a surprisingly successful sale process, debtor's counsel said.
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April 14, 2025
UK Co. Says Ex-Sikorsky Atty Gave 'Inconsistent' Testimony
A British company locked in a $64 million contract feud with Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft accused its former in-house counsel of giving testimony "blatantly inconsistent" with other evidence at a Connecticut trial, requesting the alleged transgressions be discussed after a Texas bankruptcy judge slammed the lawyer for providing "false statements" in a separate matter.
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April 14, 2025
Wealth Management App Developer Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware
The developer of a wealth management software app filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday, seeking to wind down after its Australian parent company collapsed last year.
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April 14, 2025
Women's Healthtech Co. Chiaro Files Ch. 15 In Delaware
British women's healthtech company Chiaro Technology Ltd. has filed for Chapter 15 recognition in Delaware bankruptcy court, seeking acknowledgment of an insolvency proceeding in the United Kingdom through which it aims to manage its American assets while pursuing a sale to a competitor.
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April 11, 2025
Investors Claim $43M Fraud By Miami Adviser's Firms
More than three dozen investors have sued the companies connected to a former financial adviser in Miami state court over claims of fraud, alleging he squandered nearly $43 million to enrich himself and fund a Ponzi-like scheme.
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April 11, 2025
Forever 21 Can't Tap Cash Collateral In Ch. 11, Creditors Say
The unsecured creditors committee in fast-fashion chain Forever 21's Chapter 11 has challenged the debtor's motion to use cash collateral, telling the Delaware bankruptcy court that the funding bid is part of a plan that would prejudice the group and leave the creditors with insufficient recoveries.
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April 11, 2025
Nikola Corp. Gets OK For $30M Arizona Factory Sale
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday gave electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling technology maker Nikola Corp. the go-ahead to sell its Arizona factory and headquarters to electric carmaker Lucid Motors for $30 million.
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April 11, 2025
Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Lands 7-Day Suspension Credit
Alex Jones' former lead Connecticut attorney will be suspended for only one additional week because of a prior sit-out in 2023, a state court judge has clarified, saying she hadn't considered that Norm Pattis was previously benched while he appealed his discipline for his role in transferring Sandy Hook families' confidential records to another Jones attorney.
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April 11, 2025
Ex-Girardi CFO Gets 10 Years For 'Devastating' Fraud
A California federal judge sentenced Girardi Keese's former chief financial officer to just over 10 years in prison Friday for aiding firm leader Tom Girardi's $15 million client theft scheme while also embezzling $6 million for himself, saying the two interrelated schemes "had devastating and far-reaching effects."
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April 10, 2025
Byju's Alpha Sues Co-Founder Over $533M In Missing Funds
The bankrupt U.S. subsidiary of Indian tech giant Byju's has filed a suit alleging the company's founder had a direct hand in the disappearance of $533 million in company assets prior to its Chapter 11 filing.
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April 10, 2025
Judge Romance Fee Disputes Moved From Bankruptcy Court
A Texas federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a one time-partner from the firm.
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April 10, 2025
Carlton Fields Beats DQ Bid In Fla. $500M Miss America Suit
A Florida federal judge denied a bid to disqualify Carlton Fields in a $500 million lawsuit over the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant, saying such a remedy is extraordinary, and that the allegations are "scattered and speculative."
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April 10, 2025
No Plan To Trim Do Kwon Case After Crypto Memo, Feds Say
A U.S. Department of Justice memo outlining the Trump administration's cryptocurrency policy and enforcement priorities has not prompted prosecutors to alter their $40 billion criminal fraud case against Terraform founder Do Kwon, a government lawyer told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday.
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April 10, 2025
Purdue Cleared To Start Ch. 11 Claims Processing Early
A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Purdue Pharma's request to appoint claims administrators and begin processing the tens of thousands of claims against the drugmaker, reasoning that doing so ahead of plan confirmation would enable the debtor to make faster distributions to creditors.
Expert Analysis
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A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.
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Synapse Bankruptcy Has Ripple Effects For Fintech Industry
Synapse Financial Technologies’ recent bankruptcy filing marks a significant moment in the fintech industry's evolution, highlighting that stringent compliance and risk management in fintech partnerships are essential to mitigate risk and protect consumers, say Joann Needleman and Ryan Blumberg at Clark Hill.
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Opinion
Discount Window Reform Needed To Curb Modern Bank Runs
We learned during the spring 2023 failures that bank runs can happen extraordinarily fast in light of modern technology, especially when banks have a greater concentration of large deposits, demonstrating that the antiquated but effective discount window needs to be overhauled before the next crisis, says Cris Cicala at Stinson.
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Opinion
States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions
Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
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Best Text Practices In Light Of Terraform's $4.5B Fraud Deal
Text messages were extremely important in a recent civil trial against Terraform Labs, leading to a $4.5 billion settlement, so litigants in securities fraud cases need to have robust mobile data policies that address the content and retention of messages, and the obligations of employees to allow for collection, say Josh Sohn and Alicia Clausen at Crowell & Moring.
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Series
Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Tackling daily puzzles — like Wordle, KenKen and Connections — has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at Kaplan Breyer.
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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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2 Options For Sackler Family After High Court Purdue Ruling
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently blocked Purdue Pharma's plan to shield the family that owns the company from bankruptcy lawsuits, the Sacklers face the choice to either continue litigation, or return to the bargaining table for a settlement that doesn't eliminate creditor claims, says Gregory Germain at Syracuse University.
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In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.
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Revisiting Scalia's 'What's It To You?' After Kaiser Ruling
While the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser allows insurers to be considered "parties in interest" in Chapter 11 cases, they still need to show they would face an injury in fact, answering the late Justice Antonin Scalia's "what's it to you?" question, say Brent Weisenberg and Jeff Prol at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Series
Florida Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
The second quarter of 2024 brought two notable bills that will affect Florida's banking and finance community across many issues, including virtual currency abandonment, cancellation of financial services on the basis of political opinions, and the exemption amount of motor vehicles, say Joshua Prever and Andrew Balthazor at Holland & Knight.
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How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts
As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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Series
Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.
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Purdue Ch. 11 Ruling Reinforces Importance Of D&O Coverage
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma, holding that a Chapter 11 reorganization cannot discharge claims against a nondebtor without affected claimants' consent, will open new litigation pathways surrounding corporate insolvency and increase the importance of robust directors and officers insurance, says Evan Bolla at Harris St. Laurent.
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Opinion
Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.