Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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0:22-bk-17842

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Florida Southern

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  1. July 10, 2024

    Bang Energy Drink Co. Ex-CEO Urges DQ Of Ch. 11 Judge

    The former CEO of the company that makes Bang energy drinks urged the disqualification of a Florida federal bankruptcy judge and called for an investigation, alleging that the judge committed misconduct in the company's Chapter 11 case, according to a complaint filed with the Eleventh Circuit.

  2. February 12, 2024

    Energy Drink Co.'s Ch. 11 Stayed As Ex-CEO Seeks Tax Docs

    A Florida bankruptcy judge has stayed the Chapter 11 case of the company that makes Bang energy drinks while its founder and former CEO waits for the Internal Revenue Service to provide tax documents linked to a PepsiCo transaction that were previously denied from him by the court.

  3. January 18, 2024

    Bang Energy Trustee Tags Ex-CEO In Clawback Suit

    The Chapter 11 liquidating trustee for Vital Pharmaceuticals sued the Bang Energy drink maker's former CEO on Thursday, seeking at least $80 million in clawbacks and tens of millions more in real estate and other property, while accusing him of creating a "self-dealing regime" that destroyed the company.

  4. December 12, 2023

    Drink Co. Ex-CEO Won't Be Harmed In Equity Sale, Judge Says

    A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday said the ex-CEO of the company that sells Bang Energy drinks can't stop a trustee from extinguishing his ownership in a Chapter 11 sale, saying his challenge to an order granting the debtor's estate the right to terminate corporation status will remain intact.

  5. October 11, 2023

    Bankrupt Drink Co. Ex-CEO Sanctioned Over Instagram Post

    The former CEO of bankrupt energy drink company Bang Energy was hit with a $63,517 sanction from a Florida bankruptcy court for failing to comply with court orders regarding his use of the company's social media accounts.

  6. July 03, 2023

    Bang Agrees To $362M Sale To Monster In Fla. Ch. 11

    Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc., the company that produces Bang Energy drinks, announced a proposed $362 million sale to rival Monster Beverage Corp. in its Florida bankruptcy case on Monday, although court records show that the transaction still needs approval from the Federal Trade Commission.

  7. June 22, 2023

    Device 'Lockdown' Ordered in Bang Energy Co. Ch. 11

    A Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday ordered a "lockdown" barring the use of electronic devices reportedly in possession of the ex-CEO of Vital Pharmaceuticals, which makes Bang energy drinks, after an attorney representing the debtors said the executive extracted privileged company information he wasn't entitled to from the devices after the company terminated him in March.

  8. June 07, 2023

    Ex-CEO Of Energy Drink Co. Says Biz Claimed His Assets

    The former CEO of Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc. urged a Florida federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday to allow him access to a data room to ensure that any assets he owns aren't transferred in a Chapter 11 sale, after claiming that the company's new leadership attempted to wrongly take control of his property.

  9. May 25, 2023

    Bang Energy Drink Co. Says Ex-CEO Jeopardizing Ch. 11 Sale

    Bang Energy drink maker Vital Pharmaceuticals on Thursday urged a Florida federal bankruptcy judge to prevent its former CEO from using social media accounts tied to the company, saying his postings are jeopardizing a potential sale of the company's assets in its Chapter 11 case.

  10. April 25, 2023

    Ex-Bang Energy CEO Says He Owns Social Media Accounts

    The recently terminated CEO of Bang Energy drink maker Vital Pharmaceuticals told a Florida bankruptcy court on Tuesday that he should be able to keep control of the official Bang Energy CEO social media accounts — and their combined nearly 2 million followers — because the majority of their content is personal.