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Omnicare OK'd For Ch. 11 Auction With $250M Base Bid

Pharmacy services provider Omnicare's choice of a $250 million stalking horse bid for its assets was approved Tuesday by a Texas bankruptcy judge, setting up a possible auction in May.

VC Apple Tree Seeks $7M As Judge Mulls Ch. 11 Funding Fight

Biotech investor Apple Tree Life Sciences Inc. asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to let it use $7 million from a larger funding motion she has yet to rule on, saying it needs the money for operating expenses a... (more story)

Judge OKs Steward Discovery Of Blue Cross Affiliate

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday denied a motion by Louisiana's Blue Cross affiliate to quash discovery requests concerning what the litigation trustee for bankrupt hospital chain Steward Health says are at ... (more story)

Cardi B Wants Sanctions Against YouTuber Who Owes $4M

Rapper Cardi B has urged a Florida bankruptcy judge to sanction Tasha K, alleging the bankrupt YouTuber has been defying the terms of her own Chapter 11 Subchapter V plan by continuing a pattern of disparaging... (more story)

Lowenstein Sandler Lands 4-Atty Polsinelli Bankruptcy Team

Lowenstein Sandler LLP expanded its newly launched Wilmington, Delaware, office this week with the addition of a four-attorney bankruptcy team from Polsinelli PC, including the former co-chair of Polsinelli's ... (more story)

Chinese Developer Kaisa Files $15.7B Ch. 15 Recognition Bid

Chinese property developer Kaisa Group is asking a New York bankruptcy judge to extend U.S. recognition to a restructuring of its $15.7 billion in debt that it underwent last year after being hit with Chinese ... (more story)

Big Banks Say They Were Victims Of Tricolor Fraud Scheme

JPMorgan, Barclays and Fifth Third have urged a New York federal judge to toss an investor suit claiming the banks ignored flaring red flags and helped conceal a sprawling subprime auto loan fraud by Tricolor ... (more story)

Real Estate Recap: Q1 Dealmakers, Tariff Creep In Contracts

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including the law firms that led real estate and hospitality deals in the first quarter, and examples of how tariffs a... (more story)

Saks, Simon Say They're Close To Deal In Ch. 11 Lease Spat

Saks Global and mall operator Simon Property Group informed a Texas bankruptcy court Friday they are working toward a settlement to resolve outstanding issues across the luxury retailer's lease portfolio with Simon.

Purdue Pharma To Be Sentenced For 2020 Guilty Plea

More than five years after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, Purdue Pharma will be sentenced this month, according to a notice filed in the bankruptcy case of the OxyContin maker.

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Legal App Co-Founders Can't Duck £920K Loan Demand

The co-founders of a defunct online legal adviser failed to block a creditor's demand for a £920,000 ($1.25 million) loan repayment, as a London court on Tuesday rejected their "vague and unparticularized" cla... (more story)

Fla. Court Delays Cosmetic Co. Ch. 11 Plan Over Claim Protest

A Florida bankruptcy judge delayed confirming a cosmetic company's reorganization plan Monday after a creditor protested that its claim was inequitably subordinated in favor of a lender, which agreed to conver... (more story)

Battery Recycler Wants Ch. 11 Sale Plan That Ends In Mid-May

Battery recycling company Ascend Elements has filed a proposed bidding procedures motion in its Texas Chapter 11 case, seeking to hold a hearing for a sale of its assets by May 17.

Aspiration's Ch. 7 Trustee Sues To Block Calif. Fraud Suit

The Chapter 7 trustee for Aspiration Partners Inc. has sued investors who have alleged in California state court that the company's co-founder and others defrauded them, telling a Delaware bankruptcy court the... (more story)

SEC Suit Over $200M Water Machine Scheme Put On Ice

A New York federal judge on Friday paused the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil suit against an Indiana man accused of participating in a $200 million Ponzi scheme, ruling that allowing discovery... (more story)

Texas Multifamily Developer Hits Ch. 11 Amid Lender Suits

A Texas-based workforce housing developer with affiliates and executives facing litigation from lenders has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court with over $73 million in debt.

Spanish Broadcasting System Signs Restructuring Deal

Radio station operator Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. announced Friday it had entered into a restructuring support agreement with a majority of its secured noteholders to complete a prepackaged debt-for-equi... (more story)

Battery Recycler Files Ch. 11 With $143M+ Debt

Massachusetts-based battery recycler Ascend Elements has filed for Chapter 11 in Texas with upward of $143 million in debt, saying it is hard up on cash at its early stage of development and needs to reorganiz... (more story)

Creditors Say Jones Day Conflicted In Vanderbilt's Ch. 11

Unsecured creditors of mining company Vanderbilt Minerals told a New York bankruptcy judge Thursday that the company's choice of counsel should not be honored because Jones Day previously worked for nondebtor ... (more story)

NY Nursing Home Objects To Push For Ch. 7

Long Island nursing home operator Cold Spring Acquisition pushed back on a bid by its unsecured creditors' committee to convert its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7 liquidation, arguing the committee faile... (more story)

Expert Analysis

What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, wit... (more story)

Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success ... (more story)

AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by corporate legal departments is forcing a long-overdue reset of th... (more story)