Large Cap
-
September 06, 2024
Judge Says He'll OK 2U's $527M Debt-Cutting Plan
A New York bankruptcy judge Friday said he would approve remote learning company 2U Inc.'s prepackaged plan to cut $527 million in debt in Chapter 11, rejecting arguments that it failed to get proper consent for the plan's third-party liability releases.
-
September 05, 2024
SQRL Store Chain Landlords Want Out Of Ch. 11 Stay
The landlords of 30 SQRL fuel station and convenience store locations are urging a Texas federal bankruptcy court to allow them to avoid an automatic stay that they allege is blocking them from taking ownership of the SQRL locations for themselves.
-
September 05, 2024
Asbestos Claimants Want A Say In 4th Circ. 'Two-Step' Appeal
Asbestos cancer survivors and the estates of victims with pending claims against Aldrich Pump LLC, DBMP LLC and Murray Boiler LLC have asked the Fourth Circuit's permission to file an amicus brief in an appeal centered on the separate Chapter 11 case of Georgia-Pacific unit Bestwall, saying they had been prevented from pursuing relief while Aldrich, DBMP and Murray pursue bankruptcy.
-
September 05, 2024
Healthcare Cos. Using Ch. 11 As Life Support In 2024
Several healthcare companies, including ventilator maker Vyaire Medical Inc. and hospital operator Steward Health Care System, have filed for bankruptcy this year, citing issues like a post-pandemic revenue drop and ballooning expenses colliding with declining government reimbursements.
-
September 05, 2024
Purdue Gets Mediation, Injunction Extension In Ch. 11
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP received bankruptcy court approval on Thursday to extend its ongoing mediation for another 18 days and to continue the litigation shield protecting the Sackler family members who own the company, as parties seek consensus on a new Chapter 11 plan structure.
-
September 05, 2024
Placid Oil Tells 5th Circ. It's Clear Of Contamination Claims
Placid Oil told a Fifth Circuit panel that previous bankruptcy proceedings cleared it of contamination claims on a Louisiana property, saying during oral arguments Thursday that language in the contract calling it a party to the surface lease agreement didn't count as an assignment.
-
September 05, 2024
$9.1M In Fees Requested For Calif. Debt Relief Law Firm Ch. 11
Just days after a bankruptcy judge said in court that unsecured creditors in the case of collapsed California debt relief firm Litigation Practice Group will likely receive little to nothing, professionals working on the case filed about $9.1 million in fee requests — enough to use up most of the available cash.
-
September 05, 2024
Gates Foundation Puts $4M Behind Debt Nonprofit's AI Tech
Online bankruptcy nonprofit Upsolve said it has received a $4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and roll out financial software backed by artificial intelligence for use by indigent Americans seeking guidance on debt management and credit improvement.
-
September 04, 2024
Meet The Attorneys Leading Solar Panel Co. Lumio's Ch. 11
Lumio, a provider of residential solar panels, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, and attorneys from Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP are advising the company as it works toward a sale of its assets by mid-October.
-
September 04, 2024
Fisker Seeks OK For Ch. 11 Deal With Austrian Car Co.
Electric car maker Fisker Inc. requested that a Delaware judge approve a $475 million settlement with its Austrian manufacturing partner, which would cut more than €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) in claims against its Austrian subsidiary, saying it meets the "best interest" of the debtor, creditors and all stakeholders.
-
September 04, 2024
Whittaker Seeks $535M Deal In Talc Cases Tied To Berkshire
Bankrupt talc supplier Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. asked a New Jersey bankruptcy court to approve a $535 million settlement that will resolve claims against companies including Berkshire Hathaway Inc., chemical distributor Brenntag and DB US Holding Corp.
-
September 04, 2024
Steward Health Gets OK To Sell Mass. Hospitals For $343M
A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved Steward Health Care's $343 million sale of six of its Massachusetts hospitals and new funding that will help the company keep its facilities in the Bay State operating.
-
September 04, 2024
Conn's Gets Final OK For DIP Loan After Resolving Objections
A Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday he would give final approval to debtor-in-possession financing for furniture and appliance retailer Conn's after the debtor reached a resolution with its lenders and unsecured creditors.
-
September 04, 2024
Solar Panel Co. Lumio Wants Asset Sale By Mid-October
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday gave residential solar panel provider Lumio Holdings initial permission to tap into $8 million in Chapter 11 financing after hearing the company aims to have its assets sold off by mid-October.
-
September 04, 2024
Linklaters Gains NY Restructuring Pro From Simpson Thacher
An attorney with more than 25 years of transactional experience has left Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP this week to join Linklaters' New York office as head of the firm's U.S. capital solutions practice.
-
September 04, 2024
Immunity Can't Shield Ex-Judge In Romance Suit, Court Told
The former head of a now-shuttered barge company is asking a Texas federal judge to keep alive his claims against a former bankruptcy judge over his undisclosed romantic relationship with an attorney on the company's Chapter 11 case, saying the onetime jurist isn't entitled to immunity for "decidedly non-judicial acts."
-
September 04, 2024
Former Judge Faces Risks With Looming Atty Romance Depo
Former Texas bankruptcy judge David R. Jones faces some serious risks in an upcoming deposition that was recently given the green light, especially since the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly conducting a criminal investigation of his undisclosed relationship with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner who appeared before him, according to attorneys.
-
September 03, 2024
Steward Gets Hospital Deal; Pause Urged For Judge Shop Ban
Steward Health Care reached a tentative deal to keep most of its hospitals operating, Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office traded blows at a hearing over deposition disputes, and a group of asbestos claimants urged the Fourth Circuit to toss Bestwall's bankruptcy, alleging the Georgia-Pacific unit isn't actually facing financial distress.
-
September 03, 2024
Diamond Sports Gets OK For NBA, NHL, Ch. 11 Lender Deals
A Texas bankruptcy judge Tuesday approved a revised Chapter 11 financing deal and new NBA and NHL broadcast deals for Bally Sports Network's parent company.
-
September 03, 2024
Chapter 11 Check-In: FTX's $13B Bankruptcy
Almost two years after FTX entered bankruptcy in November 2022, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange is working toward securing confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan that would make swindled customers whole. It has also fought off a bid to disqualify its Sullivan & Cromwell legal team on the grounds that the law firm was conflicted by its prepetition representation of the company.
-
September 03, 2024
Steward Seeks OK On $42M From Mass. To Support Hospitals
Bankrupt hospital operator Steward Health Care has asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to let the Commonwealth of Massachusetts pay $42 million to fund the operation of six hospitals in the Bay State that the debtor hopes to sell by the end of the month.
-
September 03, 2024
US Trustee Fights Education Co. 2U's Ch. 11 Plan, Disclosure
The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to reject remote learning company 2U's Chapter 11 plan and proposed disclosure, saying the plan contained impermissible releases and that the disclosure didn't offer adequate information.
-
September 03, 2024
Former Partner Of Bankrupt NC Firm Settles With Trustee
A former member of bankrupt North Carolina-based real estate law firm Washburn Law PLLC, which is being investigated by the FBI for millions of dollars in pilfered client money, has reached a settlement agreement with a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee.
-
September 03, 2024
Home Solar Panel Co. Lumio Hits Ch. 11 To Sell Assets
Residential solar panel provider Lumio Holdings filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware on Tuesday, with up to $500 million in debt and a plan to sell all of its assets to its major lender.
-
August 30, 2024
Vyaire Medical Gets OK For $90M Sale Of Business Units
A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday approved the $90.5 million sale of ventilator maker Vyaire Medical's businesses, overriding creditor arguments that a deal with lenders apportioning the sale proceeds would leave Vyaire too little cash to get to the end of its Chapter 11 case.