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How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence

As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skill... (more story)

Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong care... (more story)

Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to... (more story)

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Conn's Creditors Object To $4M Award For Lender

The committee of unsecured creditors of bankrupt retailer Conn's Inc. has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject the company's bid to amend its debtor-in-possession financing to pay a lender $4 million to pr... (more story)

Purdue Lawsuit Injunction Extended Ahead Of Plan Hearings

Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma LP received a further extension of a bar on litigation against the company and its owners in the Sackler family as the debtor pursues a late May approval of a disclosure statem... (more story)

Ex-Director Of DOJ's Bankruptcy Watchdog Appeals Removal

The former director of the Department of Justice's U.S. Trustee Program, which oversees bankruptcy proceedings, has filed an appeal of her termination, saying it was without cause and violated her due process ... (more story)

3rd Circ. Preview: April Arguments Feature Class Action Rows

The Third Circuit's April argument lineup springs into action with securities litigation brought by Walmart investors claiming they were misled about the government's opioid investigation into the company, and... (more story)

The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

The U.S. Supreme Court heard five arguments this week, including in cases over the proper venue for challenges to EPA actions and the potential revival of a doctrine not used since the 1930s, while also issuin... (more story)

FTX Sitting On $11.4B In Cash To Distribute To Creditors

FTX has $11.4 billion in funds ready to be handed out to creditors, but it still has much work to do to sort out the massive number of claims asserted against the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, an attorney... (more story)

Diocese Creditors Gain Access To Abuse Claim Data In Ch. 11

Creditors of the Archdiocese of San Francisco will have access to records of the archdiocese's independent review board after a California bankruptcy judge said production of the documents serve a valid purpos... (more story)

Steward Health, Doctors Vie For $60M Delayed Comp Plan

Troubled hospital operator Steward Health battled against a group of healthcare providers in a Texas bankruptcy court Wednesday and Thursday for control of a pair of delayed compensation trusts worth $60 milli... (more story)

Boy Scouts Claimants Lose Appeal To Fix Ch. 11 Opt-In Error

A Delaware federal judge has upheld a bankruptcy court order that childhood sexual abuse survivors who accidentally opted in for a quicker, smaller payment over their claims could not undo that mistake in the ... (more story)

Barretts Mediator Feinberg Blames Committee For Impasse

The mediator in the bankruptcy of talc miner Barretts Minerals Inc. has told a Texas bankruptcy court that Chapter 11 plan talks reached an impasse, saying the unsecured creditors in the case have not shown an... (more story)

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TSI Ch. 7 Trustee Opposes Exit Of Atty Facing Sanctions

A Chapter 7 trustee in the case of government contractor Team Systems International is opposing the withdrawal of law firm Cross & Simon from its representation of the defendants in ongoing adversary proceedin... (more story)

Chinese Pool Parts Supplier Can't Undo False Ads Verdict

A Chinese pool parts supplier can't reverse a jury verdict for false advertising and deceptive business practices, a North Carolina federal judge has said, finding the company tried to bring new arguments that... (more story)

Azzur Judge OKs At Least $1.3M In Potential Exec Bonuses

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Azzur Group Holdings LLC's plan to award company executives at least $1.3 million if a Chapter 11 sale yields at least $56 million in proceeds, over the objection... (more story)

NYC Margaritaville Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Buffett Hit Played

A New York bankruptcy judge on Friday confirmed the Chapter 11 plan of the developer of the Margaritaville resort in Times Square, as he played the resort's namesake song during a hearing.

CarePoint Mediator Says Ch. 11 Confirmation Deal Is Futile

A mediator appointed in a New Jersey hospital operator's Chapter 11 told a Delaware bankruptcy judge that discussions to close the gap on holdout objections to its reorganization plan have hit a wall.

'Matrix' Producer Gets 2-Member Creditor Committee

The U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog selected a landlord and a movie production consultant to make up the unsecured creditors committee in Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's Delaware Chapter 11.

Sticky's Seeks To Pluck Ch. 11 Victory From Jaws Of Defeat

Popular New York-area chicken restaurant chain Sticky's has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to enter deals with a Southern-style restaurant chain and an investment firm in a last-ditch attempt... (more story)

Exactech To Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes Amid Claimant Row

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved Exactech Inc.'s contentious bid to solicit votes from creditors on its Chapter 11 plan after the implant maker agreed to include a statement from a committee of... (more story)

Mondee's $200M Ch. 11 Sale OK'd Over Shareholder Objection

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a nearly $200 million sale of assets by artificial intelligence-powered travel app company Mondee Holdings, overruling objections from a shareholder and saying ... (more story)

Pa. Coal Co. Gets OK For $23.5M Asset Sale In Ch. 11

A Pennsylvania bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved the sale of assets of bankrupt Corsa Coal Corp. for $23.5 million, overriding arguments against including litigation claims in the sale and for earmarking p... (more story)