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April 04, 2025
Guo Trustee Properly Obtained Yacht And $37M, 2nd Circ. Told
The Second Circuit should affirm rulings that drew a $37 million escrow fund and a $23 million yacht into Chinese exile Miles Guo's Connecticut bankruptcy estate, his Chapter 11 trustee has argued, asking the appellate court to uphold multiple prior rulings in his favor.
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April 04, 2025
NY Youth Welfare Org Snags $9M Real Estate Bid In Ch. 11
Bankrupt youth mental health provider St. Christopher's Inc. is asking a New York bankruptcy court to approve the private sale of a 22.1 acre property for $9 million.
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April 03, 2025
Ex-SunEdison Exec Gets 'Historic' $34.5M Deal In SOX Case
A former SunEdison Inc. executive scored a record-breaking $34.5 million settlement with SunEdison-sponsored yieldcos he once ran following a nearly decadelong legal battle and a finding that he was fired as retaliation in violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for highlighting potential securities laws violations, his Hinckley Allen attorneys announced Thursday.
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April 03, 2025
Ex-Judge, Profs Ask Justices To Weigh 9th Circ. Ch. 7 Ruling
A former bankruptcy judge and five law professors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit opinion protecting the state of Montana from a real estate mogul and Montana ski resort founder's bid for damages over an involuntary Chapter 7 the state initiated.
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April 03, 2025
Loyalty Platform Kognitiv Hits Ch. 11 With Over $10M In Debt
Customer loyalty platform Kognitiv US LLC filed for Chapter 11 on Wednesday in Delaware bankruptcy court, citing more than $10 million in liabilities with a plan to sell its assets to another loyalty platform.
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April 03, 2025
US Trustee Wants Jackson Walker Cases In District Court
The U.S. Trustee's Office has renewed its call for a district court trial over whether Jackson Walker LLP should return millions in fees for failing to disclose an ex-partner's romance with a bankruptcy judge, saying all the questions in the case should be tried in one venue.
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April 03, 2025
Franchise Group, Lenders Clash Over Control Of Ch. 11 Case
A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday she would soon decide whether retail-chain owner Franchise Group Inc. can keep exclusive control over its efforts to confirm a reorganization deal, as a group of lenders that considers the debtor's Chapter 11 plan "unconfirmable" works to intervene in the process.
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April 03, 2025
Reed Smith Wants To Pull Out Of Eletson Ch. 11
An attorney from Reed Smith LLP asked a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday to let the firm withdraw its representation of one of two parties vying to control international shipping group Eletson Holdings, noting that opposing counsel has urged it for months to exit the case.
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April 02, 2025
Hooters Can Tap $5M Of Its $40M In Proposed Ch. 11 Loans
Bankrupt restaurant chain Hooters of America LLC can access $5 million in interim financing from a $40 million debtor-in-possession package from its prepetition lenders as it transitions to a franchise-only model, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday.
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April 02, 2025
Aspiration Partners Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Financing
Sustainability-focused financial services provider Aspiration Partners Inc. on Wednesday secured the Delaware bankruptcy court's interim approval to tap $2.2 million of an $18 million Chapter 11 financing facility as the company looks for a buyer, following its co-founder's arrest last month on federal fraud charges.
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April 02, 2025
PE Firm TPG Wants Endo Trust's Transfer Suit Tossed
Private equity firm TPG Capital is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit that aims to claw back billions of dollars reaped in an allegedly unfair deal with Endo International PLC before the drugmaker went bankrupt.
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April 02, 2025
9th Circ. Doubts Bang Energy Founder's $272M Verdict Appeal
A Ninth Circuit panel expressed skepticism Wednesday about an attempt to undo Monster Beverage Corp.'s $272 million false advertising trial win against the founder of Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., the now-defunct company behind Bang Energy drinks.
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April 02, 2025
Baltimore Diocese Abuse Claimants Sue Over Immunity Bid
Childhood sex abuse claimants are suing the bankrupt Archdiocese of Baltimore in a bid to stop the Catholic organization from using a charitable immunity defense to avoid paying claims that aren't covered by the debtor's insurance, urging a Maryland federal judge to declare that the defense isn't available in the bankruptcy case.
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April 02, 2025
Chester, Pa., Ch. 9 Document Dispute Won't Wait For Appeal
A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Wednesday scuttled a request from the Chester Water Authority for a stay pending appeal of an order to produce documents to the bankrupt city of Chester, saying the utility hadn't shown the order should be frozen.
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April 01, 2025
CarePoint's Bankruptcy Plan Needs Changes, Judge Says
A Delaware bankruptcy judge determined on Tuesday that more work is needed on the Chapter 11 plan from New Jersey hospital operator CarePoint that would have handed control of the health system's medical facilities to one of its creditors, finding the debtor must address another creditor's claim that its collateral has diminished in value.
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April 01, 2025
Heritage Coal OK To Use Lender Cash Amid Settlement Effort
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved Heritage Coal owner KTRV's bid to continue using cash to support its operations as the company works to strike a settlement with secured lender Bedrock Industries.
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April 01, 2025
InterCement Gets Ch. 15 Recognition Of Brazil Restructuring
A New York bankruptcy judge on Tuesday recognized cement supplier InterCement's reorganization efforts in Brazil, overruling an objection from an ad hoc group of New York noteholders that said a subsidiary's restructuring belonged in the Netherlands.
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April 01, 2025
Talc Claimants Tell 3rd Circ. Whittaker Couldn't File Ch. 11
Talc injury claimants on Tuesday asked the Third Circuit to dismiss Whittaker Clark & Daniels' Chapter 11 case, saying a South Carolina state judge had given control of the talc supplier to a receiver six weeks before the company filed for bankruptcy.
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April 01, 2025
Ariz. Developer, Son Charged In $280M Sports Park Fraud
An Arizona developer and his son tricked bondholders into investing $280 million in a Phoenix-area youth sports park by falsely promising "100% occupancy prior to breaking ground" in part via the use of forged documents, federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Tuesday.
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March 31, 2025
Hooters Hits Ch. 11 With Plans For Restaurant Sales
Restaurant chain Hooters filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court late Monday with about $380 million in debt, saying it has reached a deal to shed its company-owned restaurants and trade debt for equity.
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March 31, 2025
J&J Talc Spinoff's Ch. 11 Case Gets Tossed, Erasing $9B Deal
A Texas bankruptcy judge rejected Johnson & Johnson's third attempt to use Chapter 11 to settle thousands of claims that its products caused cancer, dismissing J&J unit Red River Talc's Chapter 11 case on Monday and throwing out a roughly $9 billion bankruptcy deal over issues with the company's voting procedures and third-party releases.
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March 31, 2025
Costa Rica Dodges Bankrupt Telecom Co.'s $25M Claim
A bankrupt telecommunications company owner's $25 million arbitration against Costa Rica has been discontinued after the owner failed to show he could deposit and maintain a surety bond to secure the costs of the proceedings, according to the country's counsel.
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March 31, 2025
FTC Chair Flags Data Risks In 23andMe Bankruptcy
The Federal Trade Commission has added to the swell of privacy and security concerns surrounding the potential sale of sensitive consumer information swept up in the 23andMe bankruptcy, with the agency's Republican chair on Monday stressing the importance of data continuing to be protected in the way that users have been promised.
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March 31, 2025
Carlton Fields Faces DQ Bid In $500M Miss America Suit
Carlton Fields faces a disqualification bid for allegedly having a conflict of interest in a $500 million lawsuit regarding the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant.
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March 31, 2025
Feds Seek 10 Years For Ex-Girardi CFO's 'Brazen' Crimes
Los Angeles federal prosecutors said Girardi Keese's former head of accounting should spend 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to assisting Tom Girardi in siphoning clients' settlement funds and what the government called a "brazen" side fraud to steal from the firm's operating accounts.
Expert Analysis
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Insurers Have A Ch. 11 Voice Following High Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum — which reaffirmed a broad definition of "party in interest" — will give insurers, particularly in mass tort Chapter 11 bankruptcies, more opportunity to protect their interests and identify problems with reorganization plans, says George Singer at Holland & Hart.
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Considerations For Cooperation Contracts In Loan Trades
Significant challenges to settling trades can arise when lenders of syndicated bank loans enter into defense-oriented cooperation agreements, which are growing in popularity, but working through these issues on the front end of a trade can save hours down the road, says Robert Waldner at Crowell & Moring.
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Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age
As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing
When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Playing Chess Makes Me A Better Lawyer
There are many ways that chess skills translate directly into lawyer skills, but for me, the bigger career lessons go beyond the direct parallels — playing chess has shown me the value of seeing gradual improvement in and focusing deep concentration on a nonwork endeavor, says attorney Steven Fink.
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9th Circ. Clarifies ERISA Preemption For Healthcare Industry
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Bristol SL Holdings v. Cigna notably clarifies the broad scope of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act's preemption of certain state law causes of action, standing to benefit payors and health plan administrators, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
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Litigation Inspiration: Attys Can Be Heroic Like Olympians
Although litigation won’t earn anyone an Olympic medal in Paris this summer, it can be worthy of the same lasting honor if attorneys exercise focused restraint — seeking both their clients’ interests and those of the court — instead of merely pursuing every advantage short of sanctionable conduct, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Lean Into The 'Great Restoration' To Retain Legal Talent
As the “great resignation,” in which employees voluntarily left their jobs in droves, has largely dissipated, legal employers should now work toward the idea of a “great restoration,” adopting strategies to effectively hire, onboard and retain top legal talent, says Molly McGrath at Hiring & Empowering Solutions.
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NY Combined Hearing Guidelines Can Shorten Ch. 11 Timeline
The Southern District of New York’s recently adopted guidelines on combining the processes for Chapter 11 plan confirmation and disclosure statement approval may shorten the Chapter 11 timeline for companies and reduce associated costs, say Robert Drain and Moshe Jacob at Skadden.
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Opinion
Bankruptcy Judges Can Justly Resolve Mass Tort Cases
Johnson & Johnson’s recent announcement of a prepackaged reorganization plan for its talc unit highlights that Chapter 11 is a continually evolving living statute that can address new types of problems with reorganization, value and job preservation, and just treatment for creditors, says Kenneth Rosen at Ken Rosen Advisors PC.
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Series
Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Atop the list of ways fishing makes me a better lawyer is the relief it offers from the chronic stress of a demanding caseload, but it has also improved my listening skills and patience, and has served as an exceptional setting for building earnest relationships, says Steven DeGeorge at Robinson Bradshaw.
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A Healthier Legal Industry Starts With Emotional Intelligence
The legal profession has long been plagued by high rates of mental health issues, in part due to attorneys’ early training and broader societal stereotypes — but developing one’s emotional intelligence is one way to foster positive change, collectively and individually, says attorney Esperanza Franco.
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To Make Your Legal Writing Clear, Emulate A Master Chef
To deliver clear and effective written advocacy, lawyers should follow the model of a fine dining chef — seasoning a foundation of pure facts with punchy descriptors, spicing it up with analogies, refining the recipe and trimming the fat — thus catering to a sophisticated audience of decision-makers, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Circuit Judge Writes An Opinion, AI Helps: What Now?
Last week's Eleventh Circuit opinion in Snell v. United Specialty Insurance, notable for a concurrence outlining the use of artificial intelligence to evaluate a term's common meaning, is hopefully the first step toward developing a coherent basis for the judiciary's generative AI use, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.
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Perspectives
Trauma-Informed Legal Approaches For Pro Bono Attorneys
As National Trauma Awareness Month ends, pro bono attorneys should nevertheless continue to acknowledge the mental and physical effects of trauma, allowing them to better represent clients, and protect themselves from compassion fatigue and burnout, say Katherine Cronin at Stinson and Katharine Manning at Blackbird.