October 15, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved nine remaining settlements with insurance companies for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse as part of its Chapter 11 plan, following her approval of two earlier deals with insurers in August.
September 02, 2025
U.S. bankruptcy courts approved several major Chapter 11 plans: a Texas judge confirmed Party City's liquidation plan, Delaware approved Wag! Group's debt-to-equity restructuring, and New York approved the Diocese of Syracuse's $176 million sexual abuse settlement.
August 27, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse's plan to settle its sexual abuse liability for $176 million, saying insurance settlements the diocese has reached in recent months don't change the basics of the plan.
August 18, 2025
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge handed down final approval of Del Monte's debtor-in-possession financing, Yellow Corp. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to approve $16 million in real estate sales, and the U.S. trustee objected to confirmation of Chapter 11 plans for Hooters and a Catholic diocese. This is the week in bankruptcy.
August 15, 2025
The U.S. Trustee's Office on Friday asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse to amend its Chapter 11 plan to accommodate recent settlements with insurance carriers, saying the changes would force liability releases on abuse claimants who have already voted.
July 02, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday pushed back a hearing on the Chapter 11 plan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse two months until she can hear arguments on insurance settlements that are central to the plan.
June 02, 2025
A New York bankruptcy judge Monday agreed to postpone for a month a hearing on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse's Chapter 11 plan after the diocese said it wanted more time to work out one last insurance settlement.
May 30, 2025
This coming week, bankruptcy judges will hear arguments regarding the Chapter 11 plans of the Catholic diocese in Syracuse, New York, medical device manufacturer Exactech and nursing facility operator Petersen Health Care. Meanwhile, genetics company Synthego is seeking final approval of $50 million in debtor-in-possession financing. Additionally, right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is preparing for a status conference in his Chapter 7 case.
May 05, 2025
A Missouri bankruptcy judge signed off on a consumer privacy watchdog for 23andMe's Chapter 11. A group of shareholders and unsecured creditors that previously supported Yellow Corp. attempting a Chapter 11 plan have shifted gears and asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. Chicken restaurant Sticky's won a Delaware bankruptcy judge's tentative permission to sell its assets to an investment fund for $2 million.
April 28, 2025
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse informed a New York bankruptcy judge that it has reached nearly $61 million in settlements with its insurance carriers to fund a trust for child sexual abuse claims in the diocese's Chapter 11 plan.