Mid Cap

  • April 15, 2025

    Mounting Fees In Exactech Ch. 11 Worries Judge

    Exactech Inc. Tuesday told a Delaware bankruptcy judge that the implant maker has secured enough funding to keep its Chapter 11 case going until its scheduled confirmation hearing at the end of May, while the judge said she was concerned about mounting attorneys fees.

  • April 15, 2025

    Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action

    Publishers Clearing House entered Chapter 11 in New York as it looks to sell assets and focus on its digital business; a paper towel company that stocks Trader Joe's and other grocery store chains entered Chapter 11 in Delaware with a $126 million bid to buy its company as a sale floor; and a Brazilian sugar producer asked a New York bankruptcy court to recognize a foreign insolvency.

  • April 15, 2025

    Husch Blackwell Adds Chamberlain Hrdlicka Bankruptcy Ace

    Husch Blackwell LLP has fortified its insolvency and commercial bankruptcy practice with a partner in Austin, Texas, who came aboard from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry.

  • April 14, 2025

    Fulcrum's Ch. 11 Plan Approved Following Asset Sales

    Waste-to-fuel recycler Fulcrum Bioenergy received approval Monday for its Chapter 11 plan of liquidation following a surprisingly successful sale process, debtor's counsel said.

  • April 14, 2025

    Debt Deals On The Rise, Purdue Can Begin Claims Processing

    A Texas district court, not a bankruptcy court, will oversee the U.S. trustee's efforts to claw back millions in legal fees paid to Jackson Walker over an undisclosed relationship between an attorney and bankruptcy judge; out-of-court debt deals eclipsed Chapter 11s by a 4-to-1 ratio last year; and drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma can begin processing claims ahead of a Chapter 11 confirmation hearing. This is the week in bankruptcy.

  • April 14, 2025

    UK Co. Says Ex-Sikorsky Atty Gave 'Inconsistent' Testimony

    A British company locked in a $64 million contract feud with Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft accused its former in-house counsel of giving testimony "blatantly inconsistent" with other evidence at a Connecticut trial, requesting the alleged transgressions be discussed after a Texas bankruptcy judge slammed the lawyer for providing "false statements" in a separate matter.

  • April 14, 2025

    Wealth Management App Developer Hits Ch. 11 In Delaware

    The developer of a wealth management software app filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday, seeking to wind down after its Australian parent company collapsed last year.

  • April 14, 2025

    Women's Healthtech Co. Chiaro Files Ch. 15 In Delaware

    British women's healthtech company Chiaro Technology Ltd. has filed for Chapter 15 recognition in Delaware bankruptcy court, seeking acknowledgment of an insolvency proceeding in the United Kingdom through which it aims to manage its American assets while pursuing a sale to a competitor.

  • April 14, 2025

    Recycling Co. Brightmark Gets Final OK For Ch. 11 Financing

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday agreed to grant final approval of an Indiana recycling plant operator's request to borrow money from its parent company to fund its Chapter 11 case, after the debtor reported it resolved an objection from bondholders.

  • April 14, 2025

    Meet The Attys Helping Kognitiv Handle Its Ch. 11

    Customer loyalty platform Kognitiv US LLC has tapped lawyers from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP to oversee its journey through Chapter 11 as it pursues an asset sale to another company in the same field.

  • April 11, 2025

    Azzur Gets OK To Seek Votes On Ch. 11 Plan

    Azzur Group, which offers services for pharmaceutical developers, can seek votes on its Chapter 11 liquidation plan after the $56 million sale of its consulting business was approved Friday.

  • April 11, 2025

    Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed

    The Texas Attorney General asked for a consumer privacy ombudsman in 23andMe's Ch. 11 case; The Chapter 11 trustee handling Chinese exile Miles Guo's estate balked at an appeal against a decision advancing dozens of clawback proceedings; and a Delaware bankruptcy judge dismissed the Chapter 7 case of electronics recycler Camston Wrather at the request of the estate trustee.

  • April 11, 2025

    Publishers Clearing House Cleared To Pay Prizes In Ch. 11

    Bankrupt sweepstakes company Publishers Clearing House received approval for a slate of first-day motions Friday from a New York judge, including a request to continue paying prepetition obligations to prize winners amounting to about $475,000 over the next 30 days.

  • April 11, 2025

    Nikola Corp. Gets OK For $30M Arizona Factory Sale

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday gave electric vehicle and hydrogen fueling technology maker Nikola Corp. the go-ahead to sell its Arizona factory and headquarters to electric carmaker Lucid Motors for $30 million.

  • April 11, 2025

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Lands 7-Day Suspension Credit

    Alex Jones' former lead Connecticut attorney will be suspended for only one additional week because of a prior sit-out in 2023, a state court judge has clarified, saying she hadn't considered that Norm Pattis was previously benched while he appealed his discipline for his role in transferring Sandy Hook families' confidential records to another Jones attorney.

  • April 11, 2025

    White Forest Gets OK To Sell Coal Mine For $21M In Ch. 11

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday approved coal producer White Forest Resources Inc.'s sale of a West Virginia mine for a total price of about $21 million.

  • April 10, 2025

    Kal Freight Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Effective Date Pushed Back

    A Texas bankruptcy judge said Thursday he would confirm the Chapter 11 liquidation plan of trucking company Kal Freight, after the proposal's effective date was delayed a week to give the debtor more time to return trucks and trailers to lenders.

  • April 10, 2025

    Judge Isgur To Mediate Sorrento Ch. 11 Dispute

    One of the most prominent bankruptcy judges in the United States is mediating a dispute between the liquidating trustee for biopharmaceutical company Sorrento Therapeutics Inc. and a unit of B. Riley Financial as the parties try to reach a settlement to avoid litigation.

  • April 10, 2025

    Publishers Clearing House's 70-Year Road To Bankruptcy

    After seven decades that took it from a family business selling magazine subscriptions out of a basement to a billion-dollar e-commerce enterprise, Publishers Clearing House is writing big checks to bankruptcy professionals after finally meeting market changes it couldn't handle.

  • April 10, 2025

    Paper Towel Co. Royal Paper OK'd To Tap Part Of Its DIP Loan

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday gave interim approval for Arizona-based Royal Interco LLC, which supplies private-label paper products for grocery chains including Trader Joe's and Aldi, to tap part of a $10 million debtor-in-possession loan facility as the company moves toward a sale process. 

  • April 10, 2025

    CarePoint Fights To Confirm Tweaked Ch. 11 Plan

    The operator of three New Jersey hospitals said Thursday that its revised Chapter 11 plan fixes or buys time to address issues that a Delaware bankruptcy judge flagged coming out of a three-day confirmation hearing last month.

  • April 10, 2025

    Judge Romance Fee Disputes Moved From Bankruptcy Court

    A Texas federal district court agreed to preside over a suit brought by the U.S. Trustee's Office to make Jackson Walker LLP forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a one time-partner from the firm.

  • April 10, 2025

    Carlton Fields Beats DQ Bid In Fla. $500M Miss America Suit

    A Florida federal judge denied a bid to disqualify Carlton Fields in a $500 million lawsuit over the ownership of the company that runs the Miss America pageant, saying such a remedy is extraordinary, and that the allegations are "scattered and speculative."

  • April 10, 2025

    Gunster Adds Byrd Campbell Litigation Atty In Orlando

    Florida business law firm Gunster has added a new shareholder with expertise in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy law and creditors' rights matters to its Orlando office from Byrd Campbell PA.

  • April 10, 2025

    Brazilian Sugar Producer Hits Ch. 15 In NY With $735M Debt

    Brazilian sugar producer and distributor Virgolino de Oliveira SA has filed for Chapter 15 protection in New York bankruptcy court with $735 million in debt.

Expert Analysis

  • A Look At DOJ's New Nationwide Investment Fraud Approach

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    Investment fraud charges are increasingly being brought in unlikely venues across the country, and the rationale behind the U.S. Department of Justice's approach could well be the heightened legal standards in connection with prosecuting investment fraud, says Jonathan Porter at Husch Blackwell.

  • Decoding The Digital Asset Landscape In Bankruptcy

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    Recent cases show the explosion of cryptocurrency as an asset class has created new challenges for debtors-in-possession, bankruptcy trustees, and federal and state receivers, and fiduciaries will have to consider a number of legal and practical considerations when determining how to manage these assets in insolvency, say David Castleman at Otterbourg and Anthony Facciano at Stretto.

  • How Fla. Bankruptcy Ruling May Affect Equity Owners

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    A Florida bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in Vital Pharmaceuticals — which rejected the Third Circuit’s Majestic Star decision that determined a bankrupt corporation’s flow-through status was not protected by the automatic stay — may significantly affect how equity owners can mitigate the impact of flow-through structures in bankruptcy, say Eric Behl-Remijan and Natasha Hwangpo at Ropes & Gray.

  • Calif. Ruling May Open Bankruptcy Trustees To Tort Liability

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    In Martin v. Gladstone, a recent California appellate court decision, the application of tort concepts to bankruptcy trustees could pose a new concern for trustees and federal receivers when controlling and maintaining commercial property, says Jarrett Osborne-Revis at Buchalter.

  • Co. Directors Must Beware Dangers Of Reverse Factoring

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    New accounting requirements governing the disclosure of so-called reverse-factoring programs have revealed billions of dollars worth of hidden liabilities on companies’ ledgers, and directors of corporate boards should review their companies’ books for this hidden danger, say Garland Kelley at Looper Goodwine, Amin Al-Sarraf at Locke Lord and Jill Basinger at Discovery Land.

  • Attorneys, Law Schools Must Adapt To New Era Of Evidence

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    Technological advancements mean more direct evidence is being created than ever before, and attorneys as well as law schools must modify their methods to account for new challenges in how this evidence is collected and used to try cases, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Why 7th Circ. Libel Ruling Is Crucial For The Media

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    As more defamation plaintiffs attorneys argue that allowing a published statement to remain online after additional evidence of falsity emerges equates to actual malice, the Seventh Circuit's recent National Police Association v. Gannett opinion should be lauded by the media and online publishers as a favorable decision, say attorneys at Vedder Price.

  • Tips For Litigating Against Pro Se Parties In Complex Disputes

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    Litigating against self-represented parties in complex cases can pose unique challenges for attorneys, but for the most part, it requires the same skills that are useful in other cases — from documenting everything to understanding one’s ethical duties, says Bryan Ketroser at Alto Litigation.

  • 3 Cases Show Tensions Between Arbitration And Insolvency

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    The intersection of international arbitration and insolvency may influence the formulation of litigation strategy on a global scale, and several recent cases illustrate the need for counsel to understand how courts are varying in their approaches, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • Air Ambulance Ch. 11s Show Dispute Program Must Resume

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    Air Methods’ recent bankruptcy filing highlights the urgent need to reopen the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution program for air ambulances, whose shutdown benefits insurance companies and hurts providers, says Adam Schramek at Norton Rose.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Powerful Self-Help For Attorneys

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    Oct. 22-28 is Pro Bono Week, serving as a useful reminder that offering free legal help to the public can help attorneys expand their legal toolbox, forge community relationships and create human connections, despite the challenges of this kind of work, says Orlando Lopez at Culhane Meadows.

  • Why Delaware ABCs Are No Longer As Easy As 1-2-3

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    In light of the Court of Chancery's recent focus on additional disclosures, the assignment for the benefit of creditors process in Delaware may no longer be as efficient as it once was, and companies should be prepared to provide significantly more information leading up to an ABC, say attorneys at Goodwin.

  • Diamond Sports Cases Shed Light On Executory Contracts

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    Recent Texas bankruptcy cases involving telecast fees payable by Diamond Sports to certain Major League Baseball teams provide a window into the dynamic relationship that can develop between debtors and counterparties under some executory contracts, say Joseph Badtke-Berkow and Robin Spigel at Allen & Overy.

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