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May 30, 2024
5 Facts To Know As Alex Jones' Ch. 11 Reckoning Approaches
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his media company Free Speech Systems will be seeking approval of their respective Chapter 11 plans in mid-June, and the Texas judge overseeing the proceedings has said the cases could also face conversion to Chapter 7 liquidation or outright dismissal.
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May 30, 2024
Weiss Fund Survives Motion To Convert To Ch. 7
A New York judge shot down a bid by two financial firms, Jefferies and Leucadia, to convert the Chapter 11 case of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC to Chapter 7, saying that it is premature to determine several components of the issue.
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May 30, 2024
Rite Aid Ch. 11 Timeline Extended To Allow More Plan Review
A New Jersey judge on Thursday lengthened the timeline for Rite Aid to seek an exit from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, pushing the confirmation hearing date out by seven days after insurers and others said the company's schedule would not provide enough time to review its restructuring plan.
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May 30, 2024
Terraform, SEC Reach 'Settlement In Principle' In Crypto Case
Crypto firm Terraform Labs and its creator Do Kwon appear to have reached an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to settle remedies after the firm and its founder were held liable for fraud by a Manhattan jury.
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May 30, 2024
Crypto Lender Genesis On Track To Exit Ch. 11 In July
Attorneys for Genesis Global Holdco LLC told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday that the defunct crypto lending platform expects to exit bankruptcy in July and has laid groundwork to help it quickly kick off creditor distributions under its liquidation and wind down Chapter 11 plan.
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May 30, 2024
Invitae Ch. 11 Creditor Standing Issue Sent To Mediation
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday referred to mediation a motion from Invitae Corp.'s unsecured creditors seeking standing to bring actions on behalf of the debtor's estate, explaining that while he is able to decide on the matter, he hoped to avoid the costs of litigating the question.
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May 30, 2024
WeWork Gets OK For $4B Chapter 11 Plan
A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved office space provider WeWork's plan to wipe out $4 billion in debt and end its Chapter 11 case after hearing there were no remaining creditor objections.
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May 29, 2024
Why Giuliani's Creditors Say He Can't Run His Own Ch. 11
The official committee of unsecured creditors in Rudy Giuliani's Chapter 11 has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to hand control of the Republican firebrand's estate to a trustee, bringing to a head months of creditor allegations that Giuliani has been skipping out on his bankruptcy obligations.
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May 29, 2024
Bankrupt BlockFi Agrees To $150k Penalty In Conn. Bond Row
Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has reached a deal with Connecticut's banking regulator to pay a $150,000 civil penalty over claims the company failed to maintain a required surety bond, and a decision in November 2020 to halt account withdrawals from the platform.
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May 29, 2024
Archdiocese Seeks NY High Court Clarity In Abuse Row
The Archdiocese of New York asked a state appeals court for leave to appeal to the state's highest court to clarify the proper pleading standards in a coverage dispute brought by Chubb over sexual abuse claims, arguing Chubb's "collective pleading strategy" is inconsistent with state precedent.
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May 29, 2024
Pa. Seeks New Bankruptcy Judge As Vacancies Increase
Two vacancies and a third open seat coming at the end of July in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has led the Third Circuit to announce this week it is accepting applications to fill the court's bench.
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May 29, 2024
SVB Parent Gets OK For $340M Sale Of Financial Biz
A New York bankruptcy judge gave the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank permission Wednesday to sell its still-solvent investment arm for $340 million, and told it he will rule on sending its Chapter 11 plan out for a vote by Thursday.
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May 29, 2024
Gemini Returns $2.2B Of Crypto From Genesis Ch. 11
Crypto Exchange Gemini and bankrupt former crypto lender Genesis Global Holdco LLC returned $2.18 billion worth of digital assets Wednesday to 232,000 users of an interest-accruing lending program, Gemini Earn, that have been locked up since Genesis had filed for Chapter 11 protection in early 2023.
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May 28, 2024
Express Inc. DIP Loan Draws Fire From Unsecured Creditors
Express Inc.'s unsecured creditors objected to final approval of the struggling retailer's $35 million debtor-in-possession financing, arguing that the loan package is not only unfair, but shouldn't be locked in before the case settles on either a going-concern sale or a liquidation.
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May 28, 2024
Meet The Attorneys In Dynata's Ch. 11
A team of attorneys from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP are guiding data provider and market research company Dynata through its Chapter 11 restructuring.
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May 28, 2024
FTX Attys Cleared, Alex Jones' Reckoning, Modell's Deal
A report found that FTX counsel Sullivan & Cromwell was not involved in the pre-bankruptcy fraud at the cryptocurrency exchange, Alex Jones and his InfoWars podcast business are facing a June 15 deadline for progress in their Chapter 11 cases, and a former bankruptcy judge was accused of trying to force a false narrative tied to his romantic relationship with an attorney.
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May 28, 2024
OCC's Hsu Says More Banks May Need Crisis Playbook Rules
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's acting chief Michael Hsu called for potentially subjecting more banks to recovery planning standards that currently kick in at the $250 billion asset size threshold, floating it as another possible regulatory response to last year's regional bank failures.
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May 28, 2024
Ex-NRA CFO Settles NY AG Suit Before Phase-Two Trial
The National Rifle Association's former chief financial officer has reached a settlement with the New York attorney general's office ahead of the second phase of a trial over claims the group and its executives misused donor money, among other alleged misconduct.
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May 28, 2024
Snubbed ConvergeOne Creditors Appeal Ch. 11 Plan
A group of ConvergeOne lenders that claim the information technology company's reorganization plan unfairly advantages rival creditors has appealed a Texas bankruptcy judge's recent ruling approving the Chapter 11 deal, asking a district court to stay the decision while it challenges what it called an "exclusive" rights offering underlying the plan.
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May 28, 2024
Beasley Allen, J&J Trade Barbs Over DQ Bid In Talc Litigation
Johnson & Johnson and the Beasley Allen Law Firm have accused each other by turns of "gamesmanship" and "unscrupulous conduct" in New Jersey courts in a fight over whether the firm should be disqualified from talcum powder litigation for allegedly collaborating in secret with a former J&J outside counsel.
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May 28, 2024
FTX Exec Who Acted As Bankman-Fried 'Tool' Gets 7½ Years
A Manhattan federal judge hit cryptocurrency finance expert and former FTX executive Ryan Salame with a 7½-year sentence Tuesday for duping a bank to authorize $1.5 billion of illegal transfers and making fraudulent campaign contributions for the exchange's convicted founder, Sam Bankman-Fried.
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May 24, 2024
Biden's Judicial Impact And What's Left On The Wish List
President Joe Biden secured confirmation of his 200th federal judge Wednesday and has transformed the judiciary by picking more women and people of color than any other president. But the upcoming election season could derail his hopes of confirming many more judges.
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May 24, 2024
Bally Sports Parent Pushes Back Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing
The parent company of the Bally Sports regional sports networks asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to move back the timetable for confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan by a month, saying it needs more time to reach broadcast rights deals.
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May 24, 2024
Sullivan & Cromwell Cleared Of Any Misconduct In FTX Report
The Chapter 11 examiner appointed in the bankruptcy case of fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading absolved debtor law firm Sullivan & Cromwell of any conflicts or misconduct related to the business's collapse and restructuring, recommending limited further investigations into discrete matters.
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May 24, 2024
Exiled Chinese Businessman Is No $1B Fraudster, Jury Told
Exiled Chinese businessman and purported billionaire Guo Wengui ran legitimate companies in support of a broad movement that opposed the Chinese Communist Party, his attorney told a Manhattan federal jury Friday, rather than what prosecutors say was a multifaceted $1 billion fraud.