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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one importan... (more story)

Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it... (more story)

5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more co... (more story)

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Sackler Injunction Extended Ahead Of New Purdue Ch. 11 Plan

A New York bankruptcy judge agreed Friday to extend an injunction blocking litigation against the former owners of Purdue Pharma for another month after being told a deal on a new Chapter 11 plan for the OxyCo... (more story)

Eletson Ex-Owners Must Comply With Ch. 11 Plan, Judge Says

A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday ruled former shareholders and executives of Greek shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. must comply with the court's confirmed Chapter 11 plan, directing them to assist in ... (more story)

Discount Retailer 99 Cents Confirms Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan

99 Cents Only, a former California-based discount store, received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's approval Friday to wind down its affairs under a Chapter 11 plan based on a deal reached between its unsecured cr... (more story)

5th Circ. Serta Ruling Gives Grist For Lenders Left Behind

A Fifth Circuit decision rejecting mattress maker Serta Simmons' controversial "uptier" exchange offers new ammunition for an array of investors excluded from non-pro rata debt transactions, a development that... (more story)

Yellow Corp. Says It Acted In Good Faith With WARN Notices

Defunct trucking company Yellow Corp. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday that its last delivery was made the day before it laid off 22,000 union workers, making it a "liquidating fiduciary" that woul... (more story)

Conn. Lawmakers Target Healthcare After Hospital's Ch. 11

In the lead-up to and aftermath of California hospital operator Prospect Medical Holdings Inc.'s $1 billion bankruptcy, Connecticut lawmakers are considering new regulatory powers, promising and penning oversi... (more story)

Exactech Seeks Bonuses For Top Execs For Ch. 11 Sale

Bankrupt medical implant manufacturer Exactech asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday for permission to pay up to $5 million in bonuses to its top executives, saying they are performing necessary work for ... (more story)

White And Williams' NY Office Head Named Bankruptcy Chair

The managing partner of White and Williams LLP's New York office has taken on the role of chair of the firm's financial restructuring and bankruptcy practice, where she plans to focus on improving the practice... (more story)

Chilean Phone Co. WOM Can Use Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure

Chilean mobile phone operator WOM SA received a Delaware bankruptcy court's approval of its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement on Thursday after resolving all objections from the U.S. trustee and an ad hoc g... (more story)

15 States Reach $7.4B Settlement With Sackler Family

A bipartisan coalition of states on Thursday announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma Inc., representing the largest settlement to date with the ... (more story)

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Mass Tort Atty Files Ch. 11 Owing $202M To Litigation Funders

A Houston plaintiffs attorney has filed for personal Chapter 11 bankruptcy with more than $202 million of litigation funding liabilities, according to his petition in the Southern District of Texas.

Grier Wright Tapped For Insurance Mogul's $2B Liquidation

Bankruptcy attorney Joseph Grier of Grier Wright Martinez PA will serve as special master to identify, receive, track and distribute billions of dollars that will go toward restitution to victims defrauded by ... (more story)

La. Judge Returns $22M Hurricane Ida Claim To State Court

A Louisiana federal judge has sent a $22 million insurance dispute over oil drilling equipment damaged by Hurricane Ida back to state court, citing an invalid arbitration clause between the parties.

US Trustee Objects To Blink Fitness Ch. 11 Plan Exculpations

The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Delaware bankruptcy judge not to confirm Blink Fitness' Chapter 11 plan, arguing it is unfairly seeking to exculpate professionals for future acts and extend an injunction... (more story)

CarePoint's Ch. 11 Docs OKd, But Confirmation Fight Looms

Bankrupt hospital owner CarePoint Health Systems Inc. received approval of its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement Thursday after a Delaware bankruptcy judge heard about a string of modifications that resolve... (more story)

GenapSys Says Paul Hastings Can't Keep Privileged Docs

GenapSys is pushing back on Paul Hastings LLP's bid to force it to turn over documents that it had inadvertently released during discovery in a legal malpractice suit alleging that the law firm improperly draf... (more story)

Resort Developer Can Tap Full $11M City-Funded DIP In Ch. 11

A stalled developer received a Delaware bankruptcy judge's final seal of approval Thursday to use an $11 million loan funded by the California city where it planned to build a resort as it prepares to sell its... (more story)

Reed Smith Rips Claim Firm Is 'Causing Chaos' In $102M Suit

Reed Smith fought back Tuesday against allegations by the purported new owners of Eletson Holdings that the BigLaw firm is "causing chaos" by refusing to withdraw as counsel of record in $102 million breach-of... (more story)

Creditors Want To Help Market Nostrum After Atty Turnover

The official committee of unsecured creditors in drugmaker Nostrum Laboratories Inc.'s Chapter 11 case has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge for additional authority to help investment bank Raymond James fin... (more story)

Alex Jones Asks Conn. Justices To Review Sandy Hook Case

Infowars host Alex Jones has asked Connecticut's highest court to review a $1.44 billion judgment for calling the Sandy Hook school massacre a "hoax," arguing his trial judge violated the state and federal con... (more story)