A Delaware bankruptcy judge sided with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. in its dispute with trucking firm Yellow Corp. over $7.8 billion in retirement fund withdrawal liability, ruling Friday that special fe... (more story)

After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms toward entertaining similar deal talks, e... (more story)

Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC has bolstered its bankruptcy practice in New Jersey with the addition of a partner from Mayer Brown LLP along with two associates, expanding the firm's roster in a state known fo... (more story)

This past week in London has seen a football agent sue Chelsea FC after being cleared of allegations he threatened the club’s former director, an ongoing patent dispute between Amgen and Regeneron Pharmaceutic... (more story)

The Eighth Circuit on Thursday struck down a $563 million verdict against BMO Harris NA over claims that a bank it acquired had aided and abetted Thomas J. Petters' multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme, ruling tha... (more story)

A Senate committee said it would vote next week to hold now-bankrupt Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre in contempt after he failed to comply Thursday with a subpoena ordering him to testify at a hearing.

The federal government might drop its criminal charges in Illinois against disbarred attorney Tom Girardi following his recent conviction in California on similar charges of stealing millions from clients, a p... (more story)

Navient Corp. would be barred from servicing federal student loans and required to pay $120 million to settle allegations related to its student lending practices under a proposed settlement the Consumer Finan... (more story)

A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in ... (more story)

Unsecured noteholders from Hertz's bankruptcy are entitled to roughly $270 million in interest as a so-called make-whole payment, a Third Circuit panel decided in a split ruling overturning a bankruptcy court ... (more story)

Now-shuttered biotechnology company Zymergen Inc. has agreed to pay a $30 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it misled investors in its initial public offering when... (more story)

Philadelphia's University of the Arts, which abruptly closed in June, filed for Chapter 7 liquidation Friday in Delaware bankruptcy court, roughly two weeks after nearby Temple University said it would not mov... (more story)

The director of a defunct property developer has hit back against a claim that accuses him of breaching his duties to the company, as he argued that the "vexatious" case was brought as part of a "vendetta" by ... (more story)

The European Commission relaunched an investigation Thursday into whether Germany supplied illegal state aid in the sale of the Nürburgring motorsports complex after the European Union's top court struck down ... (more story)

Boutique litigation firm Esbrook PC is opening the doors on a new Delaware office with a former Rosner Law Group attorney at the helm, a move that Esbrook says will help it better assist clients embroiled in d... (more story)

Digital advertising firm Digital Media Solutions filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court with eyes toward a sale process that would have its prepetition lenders acting as lead bidders for a... (more story)

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hit TD Bank with a $20 million fine on Wednesday for its failures over inaccurate consumer credit reports and ordered it to pay nearly $8 million to customers, four yea... (more story)

BurgerFi International Inc., the fast casual chain that also has Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings restaurants under its umbrella, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware on Wednesday, listing up to $500 ... (more story)

Bankrupt gym chain Blink Fitness landed a stalking horse bid from a unit of U.K.-based global gym operator PureGym Ltd. that sets a $105 million floor price for a Chapter 11 auction set to be held later this m... (more story)

King & Spalding LLP has strengthened two of its Lone Star State offices with the addition of a veteran litigator from Vinson & Elkins LLP and a Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP attorney who specializes in... (more story)