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Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to... (more story)

How Ch. 11 Can Alleviate Merchant Cash Advance Concerns

Merchant cash advance funding is one of the biggest challenges for small businesses today because funders are so p... (more story)

5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that co... (more story)

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Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case

A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigge... (more story)

J&J Talc Unit's Key Ch. 11 Hearing Will Include 49 Witnesses

Parties hoping to confirm the $9 billion Chapter 11 plan of Johnson & Johnson's talc liability spin-off and those who say the case should be dismissed plan to question 49 witnesses during a nine-day hearing in... (more story)

Sandy Hook Families Resist Depositions In Alex Jones Ch. 11

Two groups of families of victims in the Sandy Hook school shooting are fighting deposition and document requests from right-wing fabulist Alex Jones ahead of a hearing Wednesday on a settlement between the groups.

Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Jones Day

Jones Day's bankruptcy attorneys spent 2024 on the frontiers of their practice, with work that included helping a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary enter bankruptcy with a proposal for a historically large talc inj... (more story)

State Street Must Face Suit Over Paper Co.'s ESOP Valuation

State Street Bank can't escape a suit claiming it allowed executives at a defunct paper company to sell overpriced shares to an employee stock ownership plan, a Wisconsin federal judge ruled, rejecting the fir... (more story)

Ligado Creditor Pans 'Exorbitant' Fees For $115M DIP Loan

Satellite communications company Ligado Networks LLC's largest unsecured creditor asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the company's proposed $115 million Chapter 11 financing package, saying Ligado's s... (more story)

Pashman Stein Brings On Bankruptcy Pros In Delaware

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has added two attorneys, including one from Whiteford Taylor & Preston LLP, to continue to grow its bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights practice in Delaware and beyond.

Bankruptcy Group Of The Year: Weil

Bankruptcy attorneys from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP steered hospital chain Steward Health Care's $9 billion bankruptcy and represented Scandinavian Airlines in its restructuring of $2 billion in debt across th... (more story)

Judge Stays NY Diocese Abuse Suits, Citing 2nd Circ. Ruling

A New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday agreed to stay sexual abuse claims filed under the state's Child Victims Act against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, deciding that a Second Circuit ruling in 20... (more story)

Yellow Corp. Gets OK For $67M Real Estate Asset Sale

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved defunct trucking company Yellow Corp.'s $67 million asset sales for its owned and leased properties, saying the asset purchase agreements serve "the best intere... (more story)

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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.

NJ Event Venue Hits Ch. 11 After $11M Loan Foreclosure

A New Jersey event venue under construction called The Chariot has filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey after its bank took foreclosure action on its $11 million loan, with the business' co-owner sayi... (more story)

NY Nursing Home Sale Request Delayed By Union Dispute

A bankrupt 588-bed Long Island nursing home Friday postponed its request that a New York bankruptcy judge approve the sale of its facility while its union workers and its proposed buyer try to work out the ter... (more story)

Agency In NJ Town Loses Retrial Bid In $26M Land-Taking Fight

A New Jersey federal judge has denied a redevelopment agency's bid for a new trial in a land-taking battle after a jury determined it should pay $25.6 million for a 22-acre former Michelin Tire & Rubber Co. fa... (more story)

Cobalt Refiner Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Cut $164M In Debt

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday put the operator of one of the world's largest cobalt refineries on course for a March hearing on a Chapter 11 plan to shed nearly $164 million in debt as it deals with depre... (more story)

Calif. Trucking Group In Talks With Possible Ch. 11 Buyer

KAL Freight Inc. expects to file a Chapter 11 plan in February that may toggle between a sale of the business or another form of reorganization, lawyers for the trucking group told a Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday.

Calif. Woman Denied Relief From Joint Tax Debt

A California woman is ineligible for relief from the tax liability she and her husband accrued due to incorrectly claimed retirement fund withdrawals, the U.S. Tax Court ruled Wednesday, upholding the Internal... (more story)

NY Battery Startup Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Loan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Wednesday gave interim permission for lithium-ion battery maker iM3NY to access part of a $17.5 million Chapter 11 financing from its senior lender, along with a host of other routine motions.

Fla. Judge OKs Settlement In Energy Drink Co. Bankruptcy

A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved a $3 million settlement in the bankruptcy case of Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company that produces Bang Energy drinks, but declined to seal an agre... (more story)

Rental Co. Urges NC Justices To Review Debt Deadline Ruling

A South Carolina real estate rental company urged the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn a lower court's decision that the company missed the window to enforce a debt because the automatic sta... (more story)