Large Cap
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October 02, 2024
Meet The Attys Handling Burlington Diocese Ch. 11 In Vermont
A team of Fredrikson & Byron PA attorneys and an experienced bankruptcy lawyer based in Vermont are guiding the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, Vermont, through its Chapter 11 case in the state, as the church seeks to deal with sexual abuse claims.
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October 02, 2024
Judge Nixes Alta Mesa Trustee's Clawback Suit
A Texas bankruptcy judge has ended efforts by the litigation trustee for defunct oil and gas company Alta Mesa Resources Inc. to claw back money from its predecessor's shareholders, finding that they did not directly benefit from contracts that boosted the value of the company before it was later taken public in a reverse merger.
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October 02, 2024
Conn's Gets Nod For $2.9M Exec Bonus Package In Ch. 11
A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he would approve a proposed $2.9 million bonus package for eight executives at bankrupt retailer Conn's Inc. once a revised order was filed, despite an objection from the U.S. Trustee's Office as to the packages utility.
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October 02, 2024
Bally Sports Owner's Ch. 11 Plan Ditches MLB TV Deals
A new Chapter 11 plan filed by the owner of Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks would reject all but one of the company's broadcast deals with MLB teams, but would maintain contracts with professional basketball and hockey partners while swapping existing debt for reorganized equity.
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October 02, 2024
GNC Wins $45M In Awards Against Asian Franchisees
GNC Holdings LLC has said the International Centre for Dispute Resolution informed the health and wellness company of nearly $45 million it has won in arbitral awards against franchisees located in Singapore and the Philippines.
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October 01, 2024
Foley & Lardner Accused Of Malpractice In GWG Transactions
Foley & Lardner LLP did not heed the fiduciary duty it owed to GWG Holdings when it facilitated loans and other transactions unfair to the life insurance-backed bond seller and, instead, enriched a group of "corrupt" shareholders, according to a lengthy adversary lawsuit filed in Texas bankruptcy court.
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October 01, 2024
FTX CEO Avoids Depo Before Ch. 11 Confirmation Hearing
FTX CEO John J. Ray III does not have to sit for a deposition requested by Virgin Islands-based LayerZero Labs Ltd. to answer questions about why it was not included in a Chapter 11 settlement with the debtor, a Delaware bankruptcy judge said Tuesday, as FTX pursues confirmation of its bankruptcy plan.
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October 01, 2024
Bitcoin DIP Loans Spark Intrigue For Bankruptcy Lawyers
The Chapter 11 case of bitcoin miner Rhodium included a rarely seen option to take out a debtor-in-possession loan denominated in digital currency, a development that has left lawyers divided over whether the novel approach could provide much-needed flexibility or an unacceptable level of risk for future bankrupt borrowers.
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October 01, 2024
Judge Sends SVB Ch. 11 Appeal To 2nd Circ. In FDIC Row
A New York federal judge ruled that the former parent of Silicon Valley Bank can appeal directly to the Second Circuit, bypassing a district court as SVB challenges a bankruptcy judge's ruling that federal regulators have standing to object to its Chapter 11 plan.
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October 01, 2024
Tupperware's Crash Unseals Lenders' Foreclosure Dreams
Iconic food storage product maker Tupperware Brands Corp. filed for Chapter 11 in mid-September with critically low liquidity, and now new lenders are eager to get the assets at a significant discount after their prepetition foreclosure attempt failed.
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October 01, 2024
Steward Can't Be Forced To Reassign Contract In Ch. 11
While a government contractor was within its rights to end a subcontracting agreement with embattled hospital group Steward Health, the Bankruptcy Code's provisions for assignment of contracts mean the debtor can't be compelled to reassign the agreement while in Chapter 11, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Tuesday.
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October 01, 2024
McElroy Deutsch Must Face 'Malicious' Claim From Fired Exec
A former business development director from McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has been given the go-ahead from a New Jersey state judge to bring a malicious-prosecution claim against the firm in litigation over her and her husband's alleged multimillion-dollar embezzlement from the firm.
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October 01, 2024
Judge Backs Ban On Protests Targeting Guo Ch. 11 Trustee
A Connecticut federal judge has affirmed a ban on certain protests aimed at the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the bankruptcy estate of Chinese dissident Miles Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok, after the trustee faced death threats because of his investigation and a failed $250 million settlement.
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October 01, 2024
Florida Firm Markowitz Ringel Brings On Bankruptcy Partner
Markowitz Ringel Trusty & Hartog has bolstered its restructuring and insolvency practice group with a partner in Fort Lauderdale who came aboard from Miami-based Tabas & Silver PA.
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September 30, 2024
Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks To Sell Conn. Mansion For $6.9M
The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the estate of Chinese exile Miles Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok, asked a bankruptcy judge's permission Monday to sell a Connecticut mansion tied to the convicted fraudster for $6.9 million to benefit the estate, according to paperwork filed Monday.
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September 30, 2024
FCC Approves Audacy's Soros Deal, Triggering GOP Anger
The Federal Communications Commission has given the green light to the purchase of an ownership interest in bankrupt radio station owner Audacy Inc. by a fund manager with ties to George Soros.
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September 30, 2024
J&J Fights For Ch. 11 Venue, NY Diocese Settles For $323M
Johnson & Johnson and the Justice Department are set to face off in a dispute over whether the consumer products giant was justified in putting a talc unit into bankruptcy in Texas this month, after the U.S. Trustee's Office accused J&J of "forum-shopping" its third Chapter 11 filing.
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September 30, 2024
J&J Ch. 11 Parties Must Meet Ahead Of Venue Hearing
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday ordered lawyers fighting over a bid to get Johnson & Johnson's latest Chapter 11 moved to New Jersey to meet and confer before a hearing on the potential venue transfer that is scheduled for next week.
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September 30, 2024
LaVie Care Can Seek Creditor Votes On Updated Ch. 11 Plan
Bankrupt skilled nursing facility operator LaVie Care Centers received conditional approval for its Chapter 11 plan disclosures Monday in Georgia court, allowing the debtor to seek creditor votes on an updated plan that resulted from mediation.
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September 30, 2024
Bed Bath & Beyond Investors Lose Bid For Class Cert.
A D.C. federal judge has refused to certify a class of Bed Bath & Beyond investors in a suit alleging they were misled by company executives, saying that while the investors met many certification requirements, certification cannot be granted because the market for the company's stock was not efficient during the proposed class period.
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September 30, 2024
Steward Health CEO Sues Senate Panel After Contempt Vote
The outgoing CEO of embattled Steward Health Care on Monday sued members of Congress who voted earlier this month to hold him in contempt for defying their subpoena to testify at a hearing into the downfall of the bankrupt hospital chain he heads.
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September 30, 2024
Cineworld Wins Court Approval For UK Restructuring Plan
Cineworld was granted approval for a U.K. restructuring plan on Monday as a judge concluded it was a better option than allowing the struggling cinema chain to fall into administration.
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September 27, 2024
J&J Has An Uphill Battle To Keep Newest Ch. 11 In Texas
Consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson is facing significant pushback for filing its third bankruptcy in yet another new venue as it seeks to address tens of thousands of talc liability claims, with experts saying it may be a hard sell to keep the case in Texas when the facts haven't changed since two earlier gambits filed in other states were dismissed.
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September 27, 2024
Puerto Rico Utility Creditors Seek OK For Bond Claims Suit
Representatives of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority's unsecured creditors are asking a New York federal judge to allow them to contest what they say is the wrongful lumping of $8.4 billion in bondholder claims with their own claims against the utility.
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September 27, 2024
Del. Judge To Mediate Incora Ch. 11 Plan Disputes
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brendan L. Shannon of Delaware said Friday he would oversee the mediation of a dispute in Texas bankruptcy court that involves aircraft parts supplier Incora and two rival groups of creditors, as the parties seek a settlement clearing Incora to exit bankruptcy.