Judge 'Can't Ignore' Missed Atty Conflict In Oil Firm's Ch. 11

By Matthew Santoni ( January 14, 2026, 4:39 PM EST) -- A federal bankruptcy judge had pressing questions Wednesday about how many times the firm Calaiaro Valencik missed noticing that one of its attorneys had once represented a $32 million creditor for their client in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, even if the now-deceased lawyer had been guilty of sloppy record-keeping as the firm claimed....

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