Chrome Holding Co.
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September 15, 2025
Ch. 11 Plan Faces Blowback From 23andMe Breach Claimants
More than 30,000 individuals who elected to pursue arbitration rather than sign on to a proposed class settlement over a data breach at 23andMe are urging a Missouri bankruptcy judge to reject the DNA testing company's notice of its reorganization plan, arguing that the disclosure provides misleading and inflated information about the company's agreement with these claimants.
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September 12, 2025
23AndMe Inks $3.25M Data Breach Deal With Canadian Users
23andMe has asked a Missouri bankruptcy judge to approve a $3.25 million settlement reached with a class of 300,000 Canadian citizens whose information was compromised following a cybersecurity breach, touting the deal as an "excellent result" considering limited funds available and other issues implicated by the company's bankruptcy proceedings.
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September 09, 2025
23andMe Creditors Committee Scores $6M In Fees
A Missouri bankruptcy judge awarded $5.8 million in legal fees and expenses Tuesday to the unsecured creditors committee of insolvent consumer DNA testing company 23andMe, signing off on bills from Stinson LLP, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and a financial adviser.
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September 08, 2025
23andMe's Ch. 11 Sale Flouted State Privacy Law, Calif. Says
The state of California has asked a Missouri federal judge to undo the $305 million bankruptcy sale of consumer DNA testing group 23andMe, arguing it sidestepped state consumer data protections.
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September 03, 2025
23andMe Can Invest Cash In Treasury Bond Fund For Ch. 11
A Missouri bankruptcy judge Wednesday agreed to waive certain deposit restrictions to allow consumer DNA testing group 23andMe to move $265 million to a higher-yielding fund, overruling risk concerns.
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August 21, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
An appellate court dismissed an appeal California brought against 23andMe's bankruptcy sale after the parties agreed to end the case; Fannie Mae asked a New York bankruptcy judge to prevent the bankrupt owner of an apartment complex from using rent for Chapter 11 financing; and another New York bankruptcy judge ordered a law firm to return $30,000.
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July 24, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Chinese exile Miles Guo's bankruptcy won a $33 million mansion for the estate. An insolvent real estate investment firm in New Jersey launched an adversary action seeking to block a $21 million secured claim. And members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced their version of legislation preventing treatment of DNA as an ordinary bankruptcy asset.
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July 22, 2025
WilmerHale Can Advise 23andMe Ch. 11 Data Ombudsman
A Missouri bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that 23andMe's consumer privacy ombudsman can hire WilmerHale, finding the firm's work for a would-be buyer of the genetic testing company's assets hadn't impacted its representation of the ombudsman.
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July 10, 2025
WilmerHale, US Trustee Spar Over Work In 23andMe Ch. 11
The U.S. Trustee's Office argued Thursday the consumer privacy ombudsman in genetic testing company 23andMe's Chapter 11 shouldn't be allowed to hire lawyers from WilmerHale over conflict of interest concerns the firm disputed, an issue the presiding Missouri bankruptcy judge promised to rule on promptly.
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July 07, 2025
Calif. Fails To Pause 23andMe's Sale During Appeal
A Missouri bankruptcy judge on Monday refused California's request that genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co.'s $305 million Chapter 11 sale be tabled while the Golden State seeks an appeal.