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July 01, 2025
Mallinckrodt Execs See Securities Fraud Claims Trimmed
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals executives must face investors' claims alleging they concealed signs of the company's impending 2023 bankruptcy and share cancellations, but a New Jersey federal judge pared down allegations against two executives and other aspects of the case in a partial dismissal Monday.
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July 01, 2025
The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.
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July 01, 2025
Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.
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July 01, 2025
Texas Solar Co. Files Ch. 7 Liquidation With $3.9M Liabilities
A small Texas residential and commercial solar company has filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in federal court, citing $3.9 million in liabilities.
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July 01, 2025
FTX Bahamas, Celsius Settle Clawback Claims
Crypto exchange FTX's Bahamas unit and crypto lender Celsius Network have reached a deal to end Celsius' attempt to claw back $516.6 million transferred out of Celsius accounts just prior to its Chapter 11 filing.
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July 01, 2025
Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2025 Midyear Report
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling over whether personal injury claims can be brought under a RICO statute and a $7.4 billion settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2025.
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June 30, 2025
Argentina Must Turn Over YPF Stake, NY Judge Says
Argentina must give up its 51% equity stake in the nationalized oil company YPF SA to partially pay off a $16.1 billion judgment in a pair of investor lawsuits, a New York federal judge ruled Monday, rejecting the country's argument that sovereign immunity shields the shares from turnover.
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June 30, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Rejects NYC Landlord's Cash Collateral Bid
A New York federal bankruptcy judge refused to let landlord Pinnacle Group's 82 debtor entities use nearly $30 million in cash collateral intended for creditor Flagstar Bank, ruling that the debtors haven't shown they will meet the "adequate protection" requirements for using the funds.
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June 30, 2025
Chipmaker Wolfspeed Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Ax $4.6B Debt
Semiconductor maker Wolfspeed Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court Monday with a plan supported by its senior lenders to slash about $4.6 billion of debt and emerge from the insolvency proceeding later this year.
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June 30, 2025
Fla. Court Declines To Ax $70M 'Usurious' High-Rise Loan Suit
A Florida federal bankruptcy judge Monday declined to toss a Chapter 11 adversary lawsuit claim that a lender attempted to take ownership of a prized high-rise lot in downtown Miami through a "usurious" $70 million loan default, allowing parties to reargue their positions after an amended complaint was filed.
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June 30, 2025
Rite Aid Cleared To Sell Thrifty Ice Cream For $19.2M In Ch. 11
National pharmacy chain Rite Aid can sell its ice cream brand Thrifty for $19.2 million, more than doubling the opening price of a Chapter 11 auction, after a New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Monday rejected a losing bidder's request to reopen the auction.
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June 30, 2025
Top State & Local Tax Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report
From the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a group of Catholic charities seeking an unemployment tax exemption to the New York Supreme Court ruling on the state's rule governing the application of P.L. 86-272, it's been a busy first half of the year for state and local tax. Here, Law360 looks at some of the top state and local tax cases of the past six months.
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June 30, 2025
Law Firm Aims To Exit Lowenstein Sandler Suit Over Affidavit
Trif & Modugno LLC asked a New Jersey state judge to dismiss Lowenstein Sandler LLP's claims against the firm as part of its legal battle with a cannabis dispensary, saying the claims fail because Lowenstein Sandler did not file an affidavit of merit.
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June 30, 2025
Judge OKs 23AndMe's $305M Genetic Data Asset Sale
A Missouri bankruptcy judge has given genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. approval to sell all its assets to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki for $305 million, after two full days of testimony and argument about the proposed sale.
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June 30, 2025
Haynes Boone Adds Restructuring Duo To Bolster NY Practice
Haynes Boone is adding two financial restructuring attorneys previously with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP as partners in its New York office, the firm announced Monday.
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June 27, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Compass, Tariffs, Opportunity Zones 2.0
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into the Compass v. Zillow lawsuit, tariff disruption and a potential update to the opportunity zone program.
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June 27, 2025
Injunction OK'd In Ex-FTX Exec Ch. 11 Clawback Case
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a preliminary injunction Friday against former FTX executive Ryan Salame to prevent him from dissipating as much as $6 million in assets he is accused of taking from the cryptocurrency exchange prior to its 2022 collapse.
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June 27, 2025
Party City To Send Liquidation Plan Out For Creditor Vote
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday gave Party City permission to send its liquidation plan out for a vote after the retailer agreed to give parties with claims racked up during the Chapter 11 case more time to opt out of proposed cuts to their recoveries.
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June 27, 2025
Rite Aid Picks $19.2M Bid For Thrifty Ice Cream In Ch. 11
Drugstore chain Rite Aid said it has reached a deal to sell its Thrifty Ice Cream brand to an entity tied to the chief executive of Monster Beverage Corp. for $19.2 million during its Chapter 11 case.
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June 27, 2025
Pillsbury Adds Restructuring Pro From Paul Hastings In NY
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has grown its insolvency and restructuring practice in New York with the addition of a Paul Hastings LLP partner.
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June 27, 2025
B. Riley Divests Advisory Services Biz In $118M PE Deal
Financial services company B. Riley Financial Inc., advised by Cole Schotz PC, announced Friday the sale of its advisory services business to funds managed by Canadian private equity shop TorQuest Partners in a $117.8 million deal.
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June 26, 2025
Imerys Insurers Continue To Take Issue With Ch. 11 Plans
Insurers that do not support talc producer Imerys Talc America's updated Chapter 11 plan told a Delaware judge Thursday that moving too swiftly toward confirmation of the new proposal will have the same results as an earlier effort, when the debtor asked to pause the proceedings after about a week.
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June 26, 2025
Solar Co. Meyer Burger Can Tap $10M DIP To Fund Ch. 11 Sale
Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger's U.S. unit secured a Delaware bankruptcy judge's interim approval Thursday for a $10 million debtor-in-possession loan as it looks to sell two manufacturing sites in Chapter 11.
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June 26, 2025
Judge Known For Financial Education Advocacy To Retire
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurel M. Isicoff, who has spent her career promoting financial literacy as a way to avoid financial insolvency, will retire next May after 20 years on the bench in the Southern District of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit confirmed Thursday.
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June 26, 2025
'50 Cent' Liquor Biz Can Target Ex-Boss's Home In Ch. 7
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge ruled that famous rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's liquor company Sire Spirits LLC can enforce its lien on its former brand manager Mitchell Green's home in Westport to get some recovery for a $7 million fraud judgment against him, even as Green goes through Chapter 7 proceedings.
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Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Franchise Group Dispute Reflects Rising Intercreditor Suits
A recent complaint filed by senior creditors against junior creditors in the Franchise Group bankruptcy could embolden lenders to take preemptive action against one another in bankruptcy proceedings, and could affect the way secured lenders draft intercreditor agreements going forward, say attorneys at Choate.
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Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
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Ch. 7 Marshaling Ruling Rests On Shaky Legal Grounds
In its recent holding in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case that marshaling may not be applied against the IRS, a Texas federal court misapplied a bankruptcy code section and case law, leaving a draconian decision that could limit the scope of a powerful equitable estate tool, says Brian Shaw at Cozen O'Connor.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
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Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Ch. 15 Ruling May Offer Path To Ch. 11 Workaround
In Mega Newco, a New York bankruptcy court recently recognized an English scheme of arrangement involving a Mexican financial services company under Chapter 15, showing the flexibility and pragmatism of U.S. bankruptcy courts in effectuating an international restructuring that was consensually designed as a Chapter 11 alternative, says Arthur Rosenberg at Holland & Knight.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees
While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.
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Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them
Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.
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How Attys Can Use A Therapy Model To Help Triggered Clients
Attorneys can lean on key principles from a psychotherapeutic paradigm known as the "Internal Family Systems" model to help manage triggered clients and get settlement negotiations back on track, says Jennifer Gibbs at Zelle.