Jewelry house Lugano Diamonds will seek approval of its bankruptcy plan disclosure, as will battery recycler Ascend Elements, and drug research company Inotiv Inc. will ask for confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan.
The growing expense of Chapter 11 has compelled distressed companies to search for ways to avoid protracted bankruptcies this year, and their attempts to cut down on costs have sparked some of the biggest surprises in restructuring practice so far in 2026, experts told Law360.
A Texas bankruptcy judge's decision this week to award roughly $400 million to lenders excluded from Serta Simmons' controversial "uptier" deal is poised to transform creditor-on-creditor disputes and shift how debtors decide where to seek Chapter 11 protection.