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  1. February 03, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    A New Jersey event venue, a lithium battery maker and the operator of one of the world's largest cobalt refineries hit Chapter 11; retailer Party City wants to beef up security for its current and former directors, citing threats of violence; and yet another former member of Byju's Alpha's top brass was sanctioned for contempt of court.

  2. January 31, 2025

    Judge Approves TGI Fridays To Sell 17 More Restaurants

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday approved TGI Fridays' sale of 17 restaurant locations for more than $3 million after the casual-dining chain resolved objections over protections for its landlords.

  3. January 06, 2025

    Giuliani's Held In Contempt, Terraform Founder Denies Fraud

    A Manhattan federal judge held Rudy Giuliani in contempt over a $148 million defamation judgment, after the former New York City mayor cited memory lapses during questioning about the case. Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was arraigned in New York and denied orchestrating a $40 billion fraud, with a follow-up hearing scheduled for Jan. 8. Celsius Network appealed a Delaware bankruptcy judge's decision to deny its amended $444.6 million claim against FTX. 

  4. January 02, 2025

    TGI Fridays Gets OK For $35M Restaurant Sales

    A Texas bankruptcy judge said Thursday she would allow TGI Fridays to accept a $34.5 million bid for nine of its restaurants from Mera Corp., a Mexico-based food service provider that outbid a company owned by a former TGI Fridays CEO.

  5. January 01, 2025

    Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2025

    Food and beverage attorneys have no shortage of interesting issues to follow in 2025, from Albertsons turning on Kroger after their proposed $25 billion merger was blocked, to new state laws covering the life cycle of single-use packaging, and claims over heavy metals and "forever chemicals" contaminating food.

  6. December 16, 2024

    Restaurants Struggled In 2024 As Costs Rose, Visits Fell

    Many restaurants have faced challenges this year, grappling with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and difficulty passing costs onto increasingly price-sensitive patrons — pressures that are expected to persist into the next year, experts told Law360.

  7. November 25, 2024

    Alex Jones Blasts Onion Bid, FTX Tech Deputy Avoids Prison

    Alex Jones and a backup bidder linked to his Chapter 7 are challenging the sale of his Infowars website to The Onion, alleging flaws in the auction process. A former FTX's tech deputy can avoid prison time for assisting the FTX fraud case by exposing programming flaws; attorneys who have represented Purdue Pharma can receive $21.2 million in fees for its work during summer. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  8. November 21, 2024

    How COVID Put TGI Fridays On The Path To Bankruptcy

    After a tough five years in which TGI Fridays saw two scuttled acquisitions, a shrinking footprint and attempts to offset COVID-19 pandemic losses, the dining chain known for its peppy atmosphere, comfort food and cocktails became one of the latest restaurant groups to hit Chapter 11.

  9. November 20, 2024

    TGI Fridays Gets OK On Bid Process As It Seeks Out Buyers

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved TGI Fridays' procedures for contacting and selecting prospective buyers for its assets after the struggling restaurant chain said it was in discussions with at least 21 potential bidders.

  10. November 06, 2024

    Meet The Attys Behind TGI Fridays' Bankruptcy

    Casual dining chain TGI Fridays Inc. has assembled a team of lawyers from Ropes & Gray LLP and Foley & Lardner LLP to help it with the Chapter 11 it initiated in Texas to cope with almost $151 million in debt and pursue a sale.