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The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what the... (more story)

So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re... (more story)

A Strategic Checklist For Bankruptcy Motion Objections

Hewing to a set of best practices for objecting to a motion in bankruptcy cases can help creditors’ counsel stay o... (more story)

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Farfetch Liquidators Seek Ch. 15 Subpoena Against Latham

The Cayman Island liquidators of luxury fashion e-commerce company Farfetch Ltd. have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to make the debtor's former legal advisers at Latham & Watkins cough up documents related... (more story)

FTX Examiner Wraps Probe, Clawback Try Goes Forward

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave an examiner in the Chapter 11 case of FTX Trading permission to wind down his investigation and for discovery to continue in an attempt to undo a $240 million payment... (more story)

Pitney Bowes Unit's Ch. 11 Plan Hits Creditor Pushback Snag

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday pushed a decision on the Chapter 11 plan for the former e-commerce unit of shipping group Pitney Bowes to Monday after the U.S. trustee and Trilogy Leasing Co. LLC, the de... (more story)

Girardi Pushes For New Trial Over Competency Claims

Counsel for Tom Girardi told a federal judge the disbarred attorney is plainly mentally incompetent and deserves a new trial over charges he defrauded clients of $15 million worth of settlement money.

Lawyers In Purdue Bankruptcy Get OK For Millions In Fees

More than 150 lawyers, investment bankers and financial advisers representing the creditors committee of bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP billed $21.2 million as the high-stakes case reignited this su... (more story)

Beasley Allen And J&J Tussle Over Atty Sanctions Bid

Beasley Allen Law Firm accused a Johnson & Johnson talc unit of using "deposition notices as weapons" in its quest to sanction a firm lawyer, while the company said the firm "refused to meaningfully subject it... (more story)

Bankman-Fried Tech Deputy Who Parsed Code Avoids Prison

A Manhattan federal judge allowed tech expert Zixiao "Gary" Wang to avoid jail Wednesday for his role in the $11 billion FTX fraud, crediting his effort to detail programming "back doors" that enabled Sam Bank... (more story)

CareMax Can Tap $122M In Ch. 11 Funds Amid Sale Efforts

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved embattled medical system CareMax's bid to borrow a share of the $122 million in Chapter 11 financing its senior lenders have extended to help fund the company's ope... (more story)

True Value Can Reject Leases Following $153M Ch. 11 Sale

A Delaware bankruptcy judge signed off Tuesday on procedures that hardware store supplier True Value proposed for ending its leases and contracts, as the company prepares to close on a Chapter 11 sale of the b... (more story)

J&J Wants Beasley Allen Atty Sanctioned For Depo No-Show

Johnson & Johnson's talc unit called on a Texas bankruptcy court to sanction a Beasley Allen Law Firm attorney for "unilaterally" deciding not to attend a scheduled deposition in the company's bankruptcy case.

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Bankruptcy Panel Lets Paid Creditor Join Involuntary Ch. 7 Bid

Creditors who were repaid after a bankruptcy is filed are eligible to later join an involuntary insolvency petition, a bankruptcy appellate panel for the Ninth Circuit has found, overturning a lower court's de... (more story)

CFPB Subpoenas Trustee In Debt Relief Firm Bankruptcy Case

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has served a subpoena on the Chapter 11 trustee in charge of collapsed California debt relief law firm Litigation Practice Group's bankruptcy estate, the trustee's... (more story)

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 le... (more story)

AI School Tech Founder Stole $10M From Investors, DOJ Says

The founder of AllHere Education Inc., a startup venture that sold artificial intelligence-powered chatbots to schools, is charged with fleecing investors out of nearly $10 million by lying about the company's... (more story)

Calif. Hotel Wants To Stay Open Through Another Ch. 11

A California judge on Tuesday asked bankrupt San Jose hotel owner SC SJ Holdings for more information about who owns the cash management account that the debtor wants to use to keep operating during its second... (more story)

Poll Workers Fight Giuliani Attys' Bid To Exit Collection Cases

Two of Rudy Giuliani's attorneys doubled down Tuesday on their attempt to withdraw as counsel in the $148 million defamation case against him, saying in a redacted letter that the two Georgia poll workers hopi... (more story)

Fluid Market Gets OK For Ch. 11 Loan, Dec. Asset Auction

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday gave truck rental business Fluid Market Inc. permission to take out Chapter 11 financing and accept a baseline bid for its assets after hearing the company's unsecured credi... (more story)

Alex Jones Seeks To Stop The Onion From Buying Infowars

Right-wing media fabulist Alex Jones asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to stop the sale of his Infowars website to satirical news publisher The Onion, arguing that the winning bid violated the court's bidding procedures order.

College Decor Co. Dormify Hits Ch. 11 With Up To $50M Debt

Dormify Inc., a retailer that sells college gear and decor for dorms, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware, estimating between $10 million and $50 million in debt less than a week after a Pennsylvania federal cour... (more story)

Backup Bidder For Jones' Infowars Wants The Onion Bid DQ'd

The Alex Jones-affiliated backup Chapter 7 auction bidder for Jones' right-wing website Infowars asked a Texas bankruptcy judge Monday to disqualify the winning bid from The Onion, a satirical news website, ar... (more story)