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The 3rd-Party Bankruptcy Release Landscape After Purdue

In its Purdue Pharma ruling prohibiting nonconsensual third-party releases, the U.S. Supreme Court did not comment... (more story)

Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders mu... (more story)

Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally esse... (more story)

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5th Time Not The Charm For 'Stale' Dow Implant Check Fight

The Sixth Circuit has again rejected an appeal from South Korean claimants who sought replacement checks from a Dow Corning breast implant settlement fund, finding in claimants' fifth trip to the appeals court... (more story)

J&J Talc Unit Must Revise Ch. 11 Plan, Insurers Say

A group of Johnson & Johnson insurance carriers urged a Texas judge to reject the Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement for the company's Red River Talc unit as unconfirmable, saying J&J "made it clear that it ... (more story)

Sullivan & Cromwell Fees Questioned In Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and the attorney general of California clashed in Delaware bankruptcy court over the firm's interim fee requests for its representation of debtor chemical company Kidde-Fenwal Inc., wit... (more story)

FTX Investment Firm Seeks Return Of $11M In Crypto Assets

Alameda Research, an investment arm of the now-bankrupt FTX digital asset empire, has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com in Delaware bankruptcy court, seeking the return of $11.4 millio... (more story)

Ex-Celsius CEO OK'd To Seek Testimony From Abroad

A New York federal judge Thursday gave former Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky the green light to seek deposition testimony from witnesses reading abroad that he claims is crucial to his defense, but decline... (more story)

Teamsters Tell 10th Circ. To Nix Yellow's Contract Claims

The Tenth Circuit must uphold a district court's decision to dismiss Yellow Corp.'s $137 million lawsuit against the Teamsters, the union said, arguing the business didn't exhaust the grievance process under a... (more story)

Boy Scouts Judge OKs Incarcerated Survivor's Late Claim

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Thursday she will allow a Boy Scouts sexual abuse survivor, who missed a claims bar cutoff and a deadline to apply to a trust set up for abuse claimants, to file a late claim i... (more story)

Firm That Took Hurricane Victim Cases Wants Out Of Fee Row

A Louisiana law firm that took over now-bankrupt Houston plaintiffs firm MMA Law's hurricane victim cases is appealing a Houston bankruptcy's court's decision not to free it from a lawsuit claiming that it cut... (more story)

Del. Atty Will Co-Lead Lewis Brisbois' Bankruptcy Practice

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP recently announced that a partner who joined its Delaware office late last year has been appointed to co-chair the firm's bankruptcy and insolvency practice.

FTX Exec Looks To Avoid Prison For 'Smallest Share' Of Crime

Former FTX technology chief Zixiao "Gary" Wang on Wednesday asked a Manhattan federal judge not to give him prison time for his part in the $11.2 billion fraud case, calling himself "the one who stands convict... (more story)

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Crypto Miner, Landlord Seek Early Wins In Ch. 11 Dispute

Bankrupt cryptocurrency mining company Rhodium Encore and landlord Whinstone US Inc. pushed respective bids for early wins Friday in Texas court as they prepare for trial over a contract assumption dispute.

Judge Will Give Solar Co. $3M Interim Lifeline In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Friday she will grant Oya Renewables, a solar energy producer with offices in Boston and Toronto, interim access to $3 million in postpetition funding on offer from its Chapter... (more story)

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

This past week in London has seen collapsed German airline Air Berlin take action against its former auditor KPMG, the associate editor at The Spectator hit with a libel claim by a mosque over the far-right ri... (more story)

Privilege Overruled In Firm's Suit Against Drinks Co. Founder

A Florida state court judge Thursday ordered the founder of the company that makes Bang Energy drinks to sit for a deposition in a lawsuit over unpaid fees brought by counsel who formerly represented him in a ... (more story)

Blink Asks Court To OK Contested $121M Stalking Horse Sale

Two gym chains sparred over the assets of Blink Fitness Inc. in Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday and Thursday, with a franchisee of U.S. mainstay Planet Fitness trying to upend a planned sale to the winning... (more story)

Solar Energy Co. Hits Ch. 11 With $100M In Debt, Sale Plans

Oya Renewables, a solar energy producer with offices in Boston and Toronto, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the Delaware bankruptcy court, disclosing at least $100 million in liabilities — including alm... (more story)

Colo. Cannabis Co. Seeks Receivership As Part Of Wind Down

A branded cannabis consumer goods company asked a Colorado state court late Wednesday to appoint a receiver over its business as its Canadian parent company seeks to wind down its operations.

NC Court Refuses Law Firm Sanctions In Bankruptcy Fee Fight

A North Carolina business bankruptcy law firm and its founder have escaped sanctions for allegedly lying to a trial court about its communications in a fee dispute, as a state appellate court said the former c... (more story)

Texas' MMA Sues Firm That Took Over Its Hurricane Cases

The bankrupt Houston plaintiffs' firm MMA Law has sued Daly & Black PC, the law firm that took over its clients, in Texas bankruptcy court seeking to claw back a cut of attorneys' fees from thousands of lawsui... (more story)

Grocery Co. Takeoff Reaches Deal To Avoid Ch. 7 Conversion

Grocery automation firm Takeoff Technologies reached a new settlement with its creditors and debtor-in-possession lenders that the debtor says paves the way for a Chapter 11 liquidation of its remaining assets... (more story)