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Law School's Missed Lessons: In Court, It's About Storytelling

Law school provides doctrine, cases and hypotheticals, but when lawyers step into the courtroom, they must learn t... (more story)

Charges Signal Tougher Stance On Execs' Bankruptcy Fraud

The recent criminal charges stemming from the Tricolor and First Brands bankruptcy cases may represent a sea chang... (more story)

5 Different AI Systems Raise Distinct Privilege Issues

A New York federal court’s recent U.S. v. Heppner decision, holding that a defendant’s use of Claude was not privi... (more story)

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Sullivan & Cromwell Gets Another $1.6M In Linqto Ch. 11 Fees

A Texas bankruptcy judge agreed Friday to approve more than $1.6 million in fees for defunct investment platform Linqto's special Chapter 11 counsel from Sullivan & Cromwell, commending the firm's work and ove... (more story)

Energy Firms Ordered To Split Trade Secrets Case Settlement

A Texas Business Court judge ordered two energy companies to split a settlement that resolved a trade secrets case relating to cost-cutting measures taken on a $639 million acquisition of Shell assets, finding... (more story)

Jilted Citgo Buyer Takes Aim At Special Master's Fee Bid

Jilted Citgo bidder Gold Reserve Ltd. continues to urge a Delaware federal court to reject a special master's bid for another $15.3 million in fees, saying he hasn't shown he is complying with a court order ai... (more story)

Solar Co. Meyer Burger Can Solicit Ch. 11 Plan Votes

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Thursday conditionally approved the disclosure statement of a U.S. affiliate of Swiss solar panel company Meyer Berger, having canceled a hearing planned for later in the day when t... (more story)

ModivCare Slams AlixPartners' $5M Fee Request In Ch. 11

Bankrupt medical transport company Modivcare has objected to its financial adviser AlixPartners LLP's application for nearly $5 million in professional fees for 111 days of work performed in its Chapter 11 cas... (more story)

Radio Co. Cumulus Media Hits Ch. 11 Again With $700M Debt

Cumulus Media, a company that operates almost 400 radio stations across the country, filed for Chapter 11 protection Thursday in Texas bankruptcy court with a plan to cut $600 million in debt, the business's s... (more story)

3rd Circ. Nixes Stay Of Bankruptcy Court Order In Ligado Case

The Third Circuit has allowed a Delaware bankruptcy judge to make Inmarsat Global Ltd. support a spectrum-rights application filed by telecommunications group Ligado Networks LLC and AST SpaceMobile Inc.

Data No Longer An Afterthought In Real Estate

Data is an increasingly important component of the real estate business, informing operations and helping to shape expansion strategy and acquisitions. Its custodianship, legal structure, licensing agreements ... (more story)

Office Building REIT Inks $60M Deal With Noteholders

Office Properties Income Trust, the national office space owner and leasing company, has tentatively agreed to pay $60 million to a group of secured noteholders over roughly seven months as part of a settlemen... (more story)

Ligado Can Claw Back Emails In Ch. 11 Discovery With Boeing

Emails that Ligado accidentally provided to Boeing are privileged, and it can demand their return, a Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, as the reorganized telecommunications group and aerospace giant g... (more story)

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Fla. Judge Conditionally OKs Cosmetic Co.'s Ch. 11 Plan

A bankruptcy judge in Florida conditionally approved on Thursday a cosmetic company's Chapter 11 plan, granting a proposed reorganization that involves a lender taking over the company in a debt-to-equity transaction. 

Document, Translation Issues Threaten $115M Ch. 7 Cases

The Chapter 7 trustee overseeing the California bankruptcies of a family of Chinese citizens, whose creditors alleged they are facing roughly $115 million in overseas judgments, gave the debtors another month ... (more story)

Feds Can't Repatriate Trusts In $28M Tax Suit, Court Told

The U.S. government cannot force a Floridian facing a $28 million tax bill to repatriate assets from his trusts because they're governed by Bahamian law and thus the trustee, a Bahamian trust provider, has sol... (more story)

Foam Roller Seller Told To Pay $1.7M After Patent Case Default

A company that sells foam rollers primarily on Amazon has been ordered to pay $1.1 million in trebled damages and $650,000 in attorney fees to a company it sued seeking a declaration that it could continue sel... (more story)

Natural Gas Co. Axip Cleared To Host April Ch. 11 Auction

Natural gas compressor group Axip can hold an April auction for its assets, backed by a competitor's $161 million stalking horse bid after a Texas bankruptcy judge approved its Chapter 11 sale procedures Thursday.

PE Firm Norada Faces Investor Suits Over $92M Ponzi Scheme

Groups of investors from multiple states have filed a series of lawsuits against Norada Capital Management LLC in Wyoming federal court, alleging the private equity fund defrauded them out of millions of dolla... (more story)

Fashion Tech Biz CEO Pleads Guilty To $300M Investor Fraud

The founder of bankrupt apparel technology company CaaStle Inc. pled guilty Wednesday to one count of securities fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of $300 million by using ... (more story)

NC Jewelry Maker Hits Ch. 11 With $10.5M Debt

Lab-grown gemstone jewelry maker Charles & Colvard Ltd. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in North Carolina, declaring $19.2M in assets and $10.5M in liabilities.

Judge Pushes Back Mining Co.'s Ch. 11 Sale By A Month

A New York bankruptcy judge Wednesday told mining company Vanderbilt Minerals it will have to delay its Chapter 11 sale timeline by a month to give creditors a chance to look at a proposed deal with corporate ... (more story)

Hawthorne Inks Emergency Deal Amid Ch. 11 Funding Dispute

A Chicago-area horse track on Wednesday reached an agreement with its lenders on emergency Chapter 11 financing until the parties return to court next week to consider interim approval of Hawthorne Race Course... (more story)