November 02, 2026
Bankruptcy titan Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced it would wind down, the U.S. Department of Justice named a new head for the U.S. Trustee Program, and the nationwide Bankruptcy Noticing Center resumed operations following a cybersecurity incident.
October 26, 2026
Visual media and stock image company Getty Images received approval for its debtor-in-possession financing in its first-day hearing. State attorneys general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to "Texas two-step" bankruptcies. Linqto was allowed to tweak its confirmed Chapter 11 plan to bring in a new liquidating trustee after filing an adversary proceeding against the original trustee.
October 23, 2026
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge approved a $535 million global settlement resolving estate claims tied to former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc., a victory for corporate parent Berkshire Hathaway and chemical giant Brenntag that extinguishes successor liability claims some estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
October 08, 2026
A Colorado theme park received court approval of its Chapter 11 plan, former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. asked for the all-clear on a settlement with an insurer in its bankruptcy and a hospital in Los Angeles got interim access to postpetition financing.
August 28, 2026
Genesis Healthcare is seeking a preliminary injunction against a former executive, Lugano Diamonds hopes to confirm its Chapter 11 liquidation plan, and former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels is trying to get approval of its environmental settlement.
August 24, 2026
The government, joined by California and Montana, is defending a proposed settlement in former talc supplier Whittaker Clark's New Jersey Chapter 11 case, saying a group of personal injury creditors' objection mischaracterized the $16.5 million deal.
April 27, 2026
The Third Circuit on Monday upheld its decision that Whittaker Clark & Daniels was authorized to file for Chapter 11 and certain claims against the defunct talc supplier's corporate successor belong to the debtor, not personal injury claimants.
September 15, 2025
The Third Circuit determined that the board of directors for former talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels had the power to put it into bankruptcy, despite the appointment of a receiver for its assets. The Catholic diocese for Oakland, California, has asked to end its Chapter 11, saying it has little hope for reaching a settlement with creditors. And debtors across the country secured confirmation of Chapter 11 plans.
March 10, 2025
A Texas federal judge sent part of a dispute over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with a onetime Jackson Walker partner back to the court where the disgraced jurist once oversaw high-profile insolvencies, ordering the CEO of a defunct barge operator to seek standing in Texas bankruptcy court.
March 06, 2025
Troubled talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday that a proposed $535 million settlement with Berkshire Hathaway-tied entities is the best hope talc injury claimants have to receive recoveries on their claims.