Bankruptcy

  • June 10, 2025

    Guo Trustee Eyes Litigation As Clawbacks Stall In Mediation

    The Chapter 11 trustee handling Chinese exile Miles Guo's $374 million Connecticut bankruptcy estate on Tuesday previewed a forthcoming request to terminate clawback mediations and move those proceedings into litigation, saying several defendants have used alternative dispute resolution to stall, rather than settle, his claims.

  • June 10, 2025

    House 23andMe Hearing Raises National Security Concerns

    Lawmakers pressed current and former 23andMe executives during a House Oversight Committee hearing Tuesday over national security and consumer privacy in connection with a planned Chapter 11 sale of 15 million customers' DNA profiles.

  • June 10, 2025

    Farella Braun Wins Partial Fee Award In FDIC Dispute

    A California federal judge has awarded Farella Braun & Martel LLP around $10,000 in attorney fees for the work its lawyers did for the bankrupt parent of Silicon Valley Bank, finding the receiver for the bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., failed to comply with discovery orders.

  • June 10, 2025

    No Sanctions For Cicis Pizza Investor, Judge Rules

    A Texas state court judge drew short of sanctioning one of the companies that helped bring Cicis Pizza out of bankruptcy, but said Tuesday the company needs to turn over its complete ledger as it pursues a suit challenging allegedly excessive management fees totaling at least $25 million.

  • June 10, 2025

    Green Energy Battery Co. Files Ch. 11 With Sale, Spinoff Plans

    A company that manufactures batteries for green energy projects sought Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court Tuesday, saying it is planning a spinoff and a sale to deal with its $325 million in debt, and citing an "untenable" liquidity situation and claims asserted by unhappy customers.

  • June 10, 2025

    Biopharma Co. Unit Hopes To Shed Empty Facilities In Ch. 11

    A subsidiary of biopharmaceutical manufacturer National Resilience Holdco Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday in Delaware bankruptcy court with a reorganization plan involving shutting down offices, manufacturing sites and labs it described as "underutilized."

  • June 09, 2025

    Supreme Court Rejects Highland's Bid For Ch. 11 Shields

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a bid by hedge fund Highland Capital Management to continue shielding some of the key parties in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy from liability, leaving in place a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowed a bankruptcy court's "gatekeeping" powers to determine who can be sued.

  • June 09, 2025

    Patent Suit Against Sirius XM Gets 2nd Fed. Circ. Reprieve

    The Federal Circuit on Monday revived a patent case against satellite radio company Sirius XM for a second time, reversing a lower court's ruling that a German research foundation's five-year delay in alleging infringement meant it was prohibited from pursuing the case.

  • June 09, 2025

    Liquidation Trustee Sues BofA, Others In Ch. 11 Ponzi Fallout

    The liquidation trustee for the bankrupt National Realty Investment Advisors LLC accused Bank of America and other parties in New Jersey bankruptcy court of aiding or participating in the developer's $664 million Ponzi scheme.

  • June 09, 2025

    Charter School Funding Firm Hits Ch. 11 With Up to $50M Debt

    Charter School Capital Inc., a company that provides funding for charter schools across the country, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware bankruptcy court with up to $50 million in debt, saying it plans to sell the business through the case.

  • June 09, 2025

    Rite Aid Gets Stay Of Appeals From Its Earlier Bankruptcy

    The New Jersey bankruptcy judge overseeing Rite Aid's current insolvency case pressed pause Monday on appeals of orders he entered last year in the drugstore chain's previous Chapter 11.

  • June 09, 2025

    Bank Gets First Dibs On Bankrupt Pa. Nursing Homes' Coffers

    A bank that says it's owed nearly $48 million by a group of bankrupt Pennsylvania nursing homes will get first dibs on what's left in their accounts under a settlement approved by a federal bankruptcy judge Monday, despite objections from a supplier who said some of the money doesn't belong to the nursing homes.

  • June 09, 2025

    Tariffs Tip Fashion Retailer Oak And Fort Into Ch. 15

    Canadian clothing retailer Oak and Fort Corp. and several affiliates have filed for Chapter 15 protection in New York bankruptcy court with almost $20 million in debt, saying U.S. tariffs on China have cut into profits and caused its lenders to pull back on financing.

  • June 09, 2025

    Residential Solar Panel Co. Sunnova Hits Ch. 11 With $9B Debt

    Sunnova Energy International, a major residential solar panel designer, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas Sunday, with $8.9 billion in debt amid an industry downturn and uncertainty around the future of government incentive programs for solar projects.

  • June 09, 2025

    Solar Mosaic Files Ch. 11 As Congress Plans Tax Credit Cuts

    Home solar panel financing company Solar Mosaic has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court with more than $264 million in debt and sale plans, saying it is facing a contracting solar energy market and uncertainty over the future of federal solar panel tax credits.

  • June 06, 2025

    High Court Says Software Glitch Led To Early Order List Drop

    An "apparent software malfunction" caused the U.S. Supreme Court's order list to be issued early Friday, orders in which the justices granted certiorari in four cases and refused to take up a long list of other ones, including cases centered on Pennsylvania's election system and the Obama Presidential Center.

  • June 06, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Hotels, Healthcare REITs, Secondaries

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market.

  • June 06, 2025

    Rite Aid Emphasizes It Will Pay Rent To Objecting Landlords

    The twice-bankrupt drug store chain Rite Aid is seeking to reassure landlords who filed a spate of objections in recent days that it intends to continue meeting lease obligations despite its move to close some locations.

  • June 06, 2025

    Synapse Trustee Says No Funds Remain To Trace Client Cash

    The court-appointed trustee overseeing the Chapter 11 of fintech middleware firm Synapse Financial Technologies Inc. is asking a California bankruptcy judge to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation, despite some customer funds remaining unaccounted for.

  • June 06, 2025

    GM Says Texas Data Privacy Lawsuit Flouts Ch. 11 Sale Order

    General Motors asked a New York bankruptcy court to enforce a 2009 Chapter 11 sale order, saying a recently amended consumer data privacy complaint from the Texas attorney general effectively includes successor liability claims it didn't inherit.

  • June 06, 2025

    Yotta Renews Post-Middleware Failure Claims Against Evolve

    Yotta Technologies Inc., a fintech company caught in the implosion of now-bankrupt middleware company Synapse Financial Technologies Inc., has renewed claims it tossed earlier against its former partner Evolve Bank & Trust, accusing the bank of "running a Ponzi scheme" in connection with its alleged loss of millions of dollars in customer funds.

  • June 06, 2025

    NJ Firm Says It Has No Business Being Sued In Louisiana

    New Jersey-based Porzio Bromberg & Newman PC asked a Louisiana federal judge to dismiss a doctor's suit accusing the firm of driving him into bankruptcy, arguing that there's no jurisdiction that would justify continued litigation in the state.

  • June 05, 2025

    Pa. City's Receiver Asks Court To Rein In Stormwater Board

    The receiver for the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, told a state court Thursday that the city-created stormwater authority and its board of directors violated their charter and state law by expanding the board and paying the elected officials who were on it.

  • June 05, 2025

    Boeing Says Ligado Must Decide On Satellite Deal In Ch. 11

    Citing critical unknowns in Ligado Networks LLC's proposed Chapter 11 plan, Boeing Satellite Systems has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to order Ligado to choose whether to accept or reject a key Boeing contract, and to escrow at least $37.8 million to cure existing defaults before confirmation.

  • June 05, 2025

    Hooters Closes Locations As It Pursues Ch. 11 Franchise Shift

    Bankrupt casual dining chain Hooters of America began shuttering dozens of restaurant locations throughout the United States Wednesday as it pursues a Chapter 11 restructuring that will see its plan disclosure statement up for approval next week.

Expert Analysis

  • 5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

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    In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.

  • 8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent decision, examining trucking company Yellow Corp.’s abrupt termination of roughly 25,500 employees, offers financially distressed businesses a road map for navigating layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Lessons From Two New Year's Eve Uptier Exchange Decisions

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    On the last day of 2024, two different courts issued important decisions relating to non-pro rata uptier exchanges — and while they differ, both rulings highlight that transactions effected in reliance on undefined terms in debt agreements come with increased risk, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Consultants Should Be Aware Of DOJ's Potential New Reach

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent first-of-its-kind settlement with McKinsey & Co. indicates not only the DOJ's more aggressive stance toward businesses' potential criminal wrongdoings, but also the benefits of self-disclosure and cooperation when wrongdoing becomes apparent, says Dom Caamano at Kibler Fowler.

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