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September 04, 2024
Immunity Can't Shield Ex-Judge In Romance Suit, Court Told
The former head of a now-shuttered barge company is asking a Texas federal judge to keep alive his claims against a former bankruptcy judge over his undisclosed romantic relationship with an attorney on the company's Chapter 11 case, saying the onetime jurist isn't entitled to immunity for "decidedly non-judicial acts."
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September 04, 2024
Former Judge Faces Risks With Looming Atty Romance Depo
Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones faces some serious risks in an upcoming deposition that was recently given the green light, especially since the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation of his undisclosed relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner who appeared before him, according to attorneys.
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September 03, 2024
Steward Gets Hospital Deal; Pause Urged For Judge Shop Ban
Steward Health Care reached a tentative deal to keep most of its hospitals operating, Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office traded blows at a hearing over deposition disputes, and a group of asbestos claimants urged the Fourth Circuit to toss Bestwall's bankruptcy, alleging the Georgia-Pacific unit isn't actually facing financial distress.
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September 03, 2024
Diamond Sports Gets OK For NBA, NHL, Ch. 11 Lender Deals
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a revised Chapter 11 financing deal and new NBA and NHL broadcast deals for Bally Sports Network's parent company.
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September 03, 2024
Chapter 11 Check-In: FTX's $13B Bankruptcy
Almost two years after FTX entered bankruptcy in November 2022, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange is working toward securing confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan that would make swindled customers whole. It has also fought off a bid to disqualify its Sullivan & Cromwell legal team on the grounds that the law firm was conflicted by its prepetition representation of the company.
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September 03, 2024
Steward Seeks OK On $42M From Mass. To Support Hospitals
Bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to let the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pay $42 million to fund the operation of six hospitals in the Bay State that the debtor hopes to sell by the end of the month.
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September 03, 2024
US Trustee Fights Education Co. 2U's Ch. 11 Plan, Disclosure
The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject remote learning company 2U's Chapter 11 plan and proposed disclosure, saying the plan contained impermissible releases and that the disclosure didn't offer adequate information.
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September 03, 2024
Former Partner Of Bankrupt NC Firm Settles With Trustee
A former member of bankrupt North Carolina-based real estate law firm Washburn Law PLLC, which is being investigated by the FBI for millions of dollars in pilfered client money, has reached a settlement agreement with a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee.
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September 03, 2024
Home Solar Panel Co. Lumio Hits Ch. 11 To Sell Assets
Residential solar panel provider Lumio Holdings filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware on Tuesday, with up to $500 million in debt and a plan to sell all of its assets to its major lender.
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August 30, 2024
Vyaire Medical Gets OK For $90M Sale Of Business Units
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday approved the $90.5 million sale of ventilator maker Vyaire Medical's businesses, overriding creditor arguments that a deal with lenders apportioning the sale proceeds would leave Vyaire too little cash to get to the end of its Chapter 11 case.
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August 30, 2024
Chapter 11 Check In: WeWork Trims $4B Debt Load
Coworking space provider WeWork exited bankruptcy in May after getting approval for a Chapter 11 plan that erases $4 billion in debt, overcoming opposition from landlords, unsecured creditors and its own founder. The company emerged as a leaner business with fewer office locations and lower rent payments.
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August 30, 2024
5th Circ. Rejects SEC Whistleblower Award Calculation Appeal
The Fifth Circuit on Friday rejected petitions by two whistleblowers who allege that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shortchanged them after they helped to uncover purportedly the largest fraud in Texas history, by a company that was driven into bankruptcy.
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August 30, 2024
Steward Says It Has Deal To Avert Some Hospital Closures
Bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care System has a tentative agreement that would eliminate over $6 billion of claims against it, keep the majority of its 31 hospitals operating while saving three from potential closure and set it on a path to confirm a Chapter 11 plan, attorneys told a Texas bankruptcy judge Friday.
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August 30, 2024
FTX Exec Drops Bid To Undo Plea Amid Partner's Indictment
Former FTX executive Ryan Salame is no longer seeking to vacate his guilty plea that he says Manhattan federal prosecutors induced with a false promise to halt a campaign finance probe into his partner Michelle Bond, though his claims that they broke their word will still be litigated before two different judges.
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August 29, 2024
'You Don't Need To Be Obnoxious': Ch. 11 Hearing Gets Rowdy
A California bankruptcy judge on Thursday slammed an attorney for what he called her "obnoxious" courtroom behavior, while the lawyer argued that a proposed liquidation plan for a defunct law firm could enrich the professionals managing the case and leave little for claimants.
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August 29, 2024
Lannett Says Areva Reneged On Cancer-Drug Deal After Ch. 11
Lannett Pharmaceuticals hit generic-drug maker Areva Pharmaceuticals with a contract suit in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Thursday, accusing Areva of breaching their 2022 agreement that gave Lannett exclusive rights to distribute Areva's injectable anticancer drug after Lannett emerged from a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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August 29, 2024
Judiciary Group Urged To Table 'Mega' Bankruptcy Panel Ban
A subcommittee urged the Judicial Conference's bankruptcy rule advisory committee to hold off on considering a ban on so-called mega bankruptcy panels at an upcoming meeting, saying a different committee's work overlaps with a rule proposed to curb the controversial practice.
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August 29, 2024
Apple, Meta Appeal Guo Judge's 2nd Clawback Extension
Apple and Meta are appealing a Connecticut bankruptcy judge's order giving the Chapter 11 trustee overseeing the estate of Miles Guo an additional six months to file suits to claw back payments made by the exiled Chinese billionaire before his bankruptcy.
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August 29, 2024
3 Companies That Could Restructure In The 2nd Half Of 2024
With elevated borrowing rates and other macroeconomic headwinds lingering, struggling companies could end up resorting to drastic measures to deal with big debt burdens in the second half of 2024, including refinancings, liability management transactions or even bankruptcy.
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August 29, 2024
Judge Won't Freeze Rite Aid Ch. 11 Plan For Maryland Appeal
National pharmacy chain Rite Aid is set to exit Chapter 11 after a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Thursday found the state of Maryland missed the mark in its attempt to pause a reorganization plan from taking effect as it appeals the court's confirmation and final debtor-in-possession orders.
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August 29, 2024
SunPower Eyes Sept. Auction As IP Objection Nixed For Now
A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday overruled an objection to bidding procedures for the assets of residential solar technology company SunPower Corp. from a former subsidiary, finding the dispute over use of the SunPower brand should be heard later.
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August 29, 2024
Del.'s Richards Layton Starts Arbitration, Mediation Practice
Richards Layton & Finger PA has announced the launch of an arbitration and mediation practice to bolster its alternative dispute resolution services to better serve its clients.
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August 28, 2024
Jazz, Hikma Must Face Bulk Of Xyrem Antitrust Suit
Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals appear bound for trial against most solo insurer and class action antitrust claims over alleged efforts to block generic competitors to Jazz's Xyrem narcolepsy drug, under a newly unsealed California federal court order largely rejecting competing motions for summary judgment.
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August 28, 2024
Petersen Health Care Delays Hearing On Ch. 11 Exec Bonuses
Bankrupt nursing home operator Petersen Health Care told a Delaware judge Wednesday that it wanted more time to work towards a resolution with creditors and the U.S. Trustee's Office on its proposed executive incentive bonuses.
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August 28, 2024
Calif. Debt Relief Firm Ran Criminal Enterprise, Judge Says
A California bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that the defunct Orange County debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group operated a "criminal enterprise" and possibly a Ponzi scheme, a finding that representatives for the firm's court-appointed bankruptcy trustee say they will use to claw money back from investors.