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Optimum Defends Antitrust Suit Against Apollo, BlackRock

Apollo, Ares, BlackRock and other financial giants are colluding to block Optimum Communications Inc. from negotiating a debt refinancing to avert bankruptcy, acting as a "cartel" and locking Optimum out of cr... (more story)

Judge Agrees To OK Battery Recycler's May Ch. 11 Auction

A Texas bankruptcy judge said Thursday he was inclined to approve Ascend Elements' speedy schedule for a Chapter 11 auction in May but held off on making a ruling to let the battery recycling company continue ... (more story)

Patient Care Ombudsman Named In Inspired Healthcare Ch. 11

The U.S. Trustee's Office has appointed an ombudsman to oversee the care of thousands of residents of retirement homes owned by bankrupt private equity investor Inspired Healthcare Capital.

Multi-Color Wins OK For Ch. 11 Plan Cutting $3.9B In Debt

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge on Thursday confirmed Multi-Color Corp.'s reorganization plan less than three months after the label-maker sought Chapter 11 protection, allowing the company to slash $3.9 billion... (more story)

NJ Judge Clears Eddie Bauer Retail Operator's Ch. 11 Plan

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said Thursday she would confirm the Chapter 11 liquidation plan from a company operating Eddie Bauer retail stores, following a settlement last month between the debtor and its le... (more story)

QVC Warns Investors On Impending $5B+ Ch. 11 Filing

QVC Group Inc., the owner of pioneering home shopping television networks, said in a regulatory filing that its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing was imminent, after turnaround efforts that slashed jobs and launche... (more story)

Oi Noteholders Lose Ch. 15 Bid To Block Sale In Brazil

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday declined to stop a sale of telecommunications company Oi's equity stake in a Latin American fiber internet provider, finding it wasn't the role of a Chapter 15 judge to is... (more story)

Winston & Strawn Must Face $1.7B GloriFi Malpractice Suit

A Chapter 7 malpractice suit brought by the trustee of fintech company GloriFi asserting $1.7 billion in damages from a failed initial public offering mostly survived a motion to dismiss late Tuesday, with a T... (more story)

Multi-Color Inks Deal With Creditors On $3.9B Debt-Cut Plan

Multi-Color Corp. told a New Jersey bankruptcy judge Wednesday it had reached a settlement with creditors that resolves almost all objections to a Chapter 11 plan that would let the label maker eliminate $3.9 ... (more story)

Cumulus Media Gets OK For $592M Debt-Swap Ch. 11 Plan

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved radio giant Cumulus Media's $592 million debt-for-equity Chapter 11 plan, overruling arguments from the U.S. Trustee's Office that the plan's third-party claims rele... (more story)

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NY Bar Assoc. Building Owner Broke Ch. 11 Deal, Lender Says

A lender of the insolvent owner of the historic New York County Lawyers Association Building in Manhattan accused the owner of violating a Chapter 11 settlement and asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to reins... (more story)

Fla. Judge Told Ex-CEO Drove Energy Drinks Co. Into Ch. 11

A liquidating trust Wednesday urged a Florida federal bankruptcy judge to hold the former CEO of the company that makes Bang Energy drinks liable for breaching fiduciary duty, arguing that a multimillion-dolla... (more story)

Cinemoi Trustee Moves To Seize $43M Film Library In Ch. 7

The Chapter 7 trustee for bankrupt television network Cinemoi North America on Wednesday asked a California bankruptcy judge to hold the company in contempt for allegedly refusing to turn over a hard drive con... (more story)

Jones Day DQ'd From Vanderbilt Case Over Pre-Ch. 11 Work

A New York bankruptcy judge disqualified law firm Jones Day from representing talc producer Vanderbilt Minerals in its Chapter 11 case Wednesday, saying the firm's prior work for the larger Vanderbilt corporat... (more story)

NYC Building Goes Into Ch. 11 To Avoid Foreclosure Sale

A New York company connected to a local property manager filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition for its five-story, mixed-use building in downtown Manhattan, heading off a foreclosure sale that had been schedu... (more story)

Vanderbilt's Jones Day Hire Delayed Over Evidence Additions

A New York bankruptcy judge allowed creditors of bankrupt talc producer Vanderbilt Minerals to supplement the record with additional evidence related to the debtor's proposed hire of the Jones Day firm as its ... (more story)

Wage Suit Against Esports Co.'s CEO Can't Proceed In Conn.

A federal judge ruled that a former employee of a bankrupt esports company cannot pursue a Connecticut wage claim against the company's CEO in that state, saying it would impose an "immense burden" on the Cali... (more story)

Legal App Co-Founders Can't Duck £920K Loan Demand

The co-founders of a defunct online legal adviser failed to block a creditor's demand for a £920,000 ($1.25 million) loan repayment, as a London court on Tuesday rejected their "vague and unparticularized" cla... (more story)

Fla. Court Delays Cosmetic Co. Ch. 11 Plan Over Claim Protest

A Florida bankruptcy judge delayed confirming a cosmetic company's reorganization plan Monday after a creditor protested that its claim was inequitably subordinated in favor of a lender, which agreed to conver... (more story)

Cardi B Wants Sanctions Against YouTuber Who Owes $4M

Rapper Cardi B has urged a Florida bankruptcy judge to sanction Tasha K, alleging the bankrupt YouTuber has been defying the terms of her own Chapter 11 Subchapter V plan by continuing a pattern of disparaging... (more story)

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What A Court Doc Audit Reveals About Erroneous Filings

My audit of 1,522 court documents from last month found that over 95% contained at least one verifiable error, wit... (more story)

Getting The Most Out Of Learning And Development Programs

Junior associates can better develop the legal, business and interpersonal skills they need for long-term success ... (more story)

AI Presents A Make-Or-Break Moment For Outside Counsel

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence by corporate legal departments is forcing a long-overdue reset of th... (more story)