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May 29, 2025
Steward Health Seeks OK For Lender Deal, Ch. 11 Plan Vote
Hospital chain Steward Health Care on Thursday asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to approve a settlement with its Chapter 11 lenders and send its bankruptcy plan out for a creditor vote, overruling arguments the deal would render the vote meaningless.
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May 29, 2025
Cloudflare Asks To Appeal Decision In $50M Celsius Case
Cybersecurity company Cloudflare has urged a New York bankruptcy judge to let it appeal his decision to not dismiss a $50 million adversary lawsuit brought against the business by cryptocurrency debtor Celsius Networks, saying that questions about the defendant's duty of care need to be addressed.
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May 29, 2025
Fiber Internet Co. Everstream Can Use $35M Of DIP Package
A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday gave Everstream Networks permission to tap $35 million of its $186 million debtor-in-possession financing package as the company, which provides fiber network services to businesses, moves toward a Chapter 11 sale to a competitor.
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May 29, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
A creditors committee objected to Party City's liquidator, Gordon Brothers, being classified as an estate professional entitled to funds in the retailer's bankruptcy. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts challenged Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, and the debtor proposed a revised plan featuring a settlement. And customer loyalty company Kognitiv moved to dismiss its Chapter 11 case, saying it has nothing left to sell.
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May 29, 2025
Calif. Biofuel Co. Can Tap Full $100M Ch. 11 DIP Package
A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday authorized Global Clean Energy, a Southern California-based biofuel refinery operator, to use the remainder of $100 million in new funds provided under a debtor-in-possession financing package and send its Chapter 11 plan to creditors for a vote.
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May 29, 2025
High Court Pauses 5th Circ.'s Highland Ch. 11 Liability Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed bankrupt hedge fund Highland Capital to continue shielding certain key parties in its Chapter 11 case from liability while the debtor appeals a Fifth Circuit decision striking down those protections.
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May 29, 2025
Stevens & Lee Adds Montgomery McCracken Bankruptcy Atty
Stevens & Lee announced Thursday it has hired an attorney who formerly worked at Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP to bolster its bankruptcy and financial restructuring group in Delaware.
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May 28, 2025
Highland Wants High Court To Preserve Ch. 11 Liability Shield
Defunct hedge fund Highland Capital Management has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep its Chapter 11 plan in place while it appeals a reversal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, saying it needs to keep its fiduciaries protected lest its former CEO mire them in litigation.
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May 28, 2025
Franchise Group's Ch. 11 Debt Cut Plan Largely Confirmed
The Chapter 11 plan proposal of retail chain owner Franchise Group Inc. that will slash $1.5 billion of debt from the company's balance sheet received approval Wednesday from a Delaware bankruptcy judge, with the notable exception of the plan for the parent company debtor over an issue with meeting the legal standard for confirmation.
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May 28, 2025
3rd Circ. Pauses J&J Unit Appeal In Talc Study Libel Case
The Third Circuit on Wednesday granted a bid by Johnson & Johnson's talc liability unit to stay briefing in its appeal seeking to revive a libel case over a scientific article linking talcum power to mesothelioma.
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May 28, 2025
Mallinckrodt Investors Get Initial OK For $5.5M Settlement
Investors of drugmaker Mallinckrodt received preliminary approval of their $5.5 million settlement with two executives and a director of the company Wednesday, ending the investors' claims they were misled into believing Mallinckrodt had recovered from bankruptcy and would make a $200 million payment to opioid claimants.
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May 28, 2025
Alex Jones Is 'Defending Journalists,' Texas Court Hears
A Texas appeals court seemed taken aback after counsel for conspiracist Alex Jones claimed a $45 million default judgment relating to Jones' defamatory Sandy Hook statements should be thrown out, suggesting during oral arguments Jones was "thumbing [his] nose" at the trial court.
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May 28, 2025
Fiber Network Co. Everstream Hits Ch. 11 With Over $1B Debt
Everstream Networks, a provider of fiber networks to businesses, and several affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas on Wednesday, citing at least $1 billion of estimated liabilities.
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May 28, 2025
Brazilian Airline Azul Files Ch. 11 To Cut $2B Of Debt
Azul SA, one of Brazil's largest airlines, filed for Chapter 11 protection in New York on Wednesday, saying it has a prearranged plan to cut $2 billion of debt from its balance sheet.
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May 27, 2025
SandRidge Can't Duck $17M Ex-Execs Suit In Texas
A Texas bankruptcy judge has refused to reopen the Chapter 11 case of SandRidge Energy to allow it to escape a $17 million subrogation suit filed by two former officers, saying SandRidge in its bankruptcy plan assumed the directors and officers insurance policies at issue.
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May 27, 2025
Byju's Lender Wants In On Latest Ch. 11 Suit Over $533M
A lender of the bankrupt American arm of Indian education technology giant Byju's asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday for permission to intervene in the debtor's latest suit tied to the recovery of $533 million in missing funds, saying it has a substantial interest in the lawsuit as the debtor's largest creditor.
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May 27, 2025
Mobile App Infringement Suit Against Bridgestone Dropped
A New Jersey company and tire maker Bridgestone Americas Inc. on Tuesday jointly asked a Texas federal judge to dismiss a case in which Bridgestone was accused of using patented mobile device communication technology in its mobile app.
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May 27, 2025
US Trustee Wants Steward Health Switched To Ch. 7
The U.S. Trustee's Office is asking a Texas bankruptcy judge to convert Steward Health Care's Chapter 11 case to a court-supervised Chapter 7 liquidation, saying the hospital chain cannot pay the bills it has run up during its bankruptcy.
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May 27, 2025
Goodwin Debt Financing Ace Rejoins Gibson Dunn In LA
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Tuesday it is welcoming back a debt financing expert, who left for a few years to join Goodwin Procter LLP, as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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May 27, 2025
High Court Passes On Axed $563M BMO Harris Ponzi Verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the Eighth Circuit's decision to strike down a $563 million jury verdict against BMO Harris NA over claims that a bank it acquired had aided and abetted Thomas J. Petters' multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
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May 23, 2025
Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.
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May 23, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Opp Zones, SFR Sector, NYC Casinos
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including how the "Big, Beautiful Bill" would tweak rules for opportunity zones, the prognosis for the single-family rental sector, and a look at the seven remaining bids for casino licenses in New York City.
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May 23, 2025
US Trustee Plans Appeal Of Gol Linhas Ch. 11 Plan Approval
The U.S. Trustee's Office indicated on Friday it will appeal a New York bankruptcy judge's order confirming the Chapter 11 plan of Brazilian airline Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA after the judge overruled the watchdog's objection to the plan's third-party releases.
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May 23, 2025
Ex-McKinsey Exec Sentenced For Obstructing Purdue Probe
A Virginia federal judge has sentenced a disbarred attorney and former McKinsey & Co. partner to six months in prison for obstructing an investigation into the consulting giant's work with opioid manufacturer Purdue, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
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May 23, 2025
Berkley Research Says It Should Not Be Penalized For Hack
Berkeley Research Group said Friday that it should not be penalized for a March hack of its computers that released potentially confidential information about Roman Catholic diocese bankruptcies nationwide because it was the victim of a crime.

Meet The Attorneys In Brazilian Airline Azul's Ch. 11
A team of lawyers from Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is leading the Chapter 11 case of Azul SA, one of Brazil's largest airlines, as the company pursues a prearranged plan to cut $2 billion in debt from its balance sheet.

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
A group of entities related to New York landlord Pinnacle Group filed for Chapter 11 protections, a clutch of companies owned by a real estate investor sentenced to jail for a scheme that defrauded Fannie Mae filed for bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, and a Canadian aluminum trader struggling to restructure filed bankruptcy in the U.S. and Canada.

23andMe Agrees To Sale, Rite Aid Pharmacy Deals Get OK
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals emerged as the winning bidder for 23andMe last week, agreeing to buy the genetics testing company out of bankruptcy for $256 million. Meanwhile, a judge approved Rite Aid's sale of pharmacy assets to CVS, Walgreens and others, and tensions flared during a hearing in Texas on disputes stemming from an undisclosed romance between a former Jackson Walker attorney and bankruptcy judge.
Expert Analysis
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Brazilian Jiujitsu Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in Brazilian jiujitsu – often against opponents who are much larger and younger than me – has allowed me to develop a handful of useful skills that foster the resilience and adaptability necessary for a successful legal career, says Tina Dorr of Barnes & Thornburg.
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Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles
Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.
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Franchise Group Dispute Reflects Rising Intercreditor Suits
A recent complaint filed by senior creditors against junior creditors in the Franchise Group bankruptcy could embolden lenders to take preemptive action against one another in bankruptcy proceedings, and could affect the way secured lenders draft intercreditor agreements going forward, say attorneys at Choate.
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Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP
Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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$38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils
A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.
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Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.
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Ch. 15 Ruling May Offer Path To Ch. 11 Workaround
In Mega Newco, a New York bankruptcy court recently recognized an English scheme of arrangement involving a Mexican financial services company under Chapter 15, showing the flexibility and pragmatism of U.S. bankruptcy courts in effectuating an international restructuring that was consensually designed as a Chapter 11 alternative, says Arthur Rosenberg at Holland & Knight.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery
The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.
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Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.
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Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook
The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.
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Immunity Waiver Ruling A Setback For Ch. 7 Trustees
While governmental units should welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in U.S. v. Miller restricting the reach of the Bankruptcy Code's sovereign immunity waiver, Chapter 7 trustees now have a limited ability to maximize bankruptcy estates, says Dan Prieto at Jones Day.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw
While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.