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NY Judge Rejects Permanent Ban In Eletson Award Feud

A New York judge Wednesday declined to permanently bar former majority owners of Eletson Gas from attempting to exercise control over the company or interfering with new leadership, finding the request goes be... (more story)

SIMAD Can Tap Cash To Open Summer Camps In Ch. 11

SIMAD Holdings Ltd. won court permission on Wednesday to use some of its available $15.6 million of cash on hand as it races to open the 30 children's summer camps it owns for the season, after a freefall bank... (more story)

Aequum To Escrow Inventory Sale Funds In First Brands Row

A Texas bankruptcy judge granted a preliminary injunction on Wednesday that will require the escrow of $18 million in inventory sale proceeds in a lien superiority dispute among lenders in the First Brands Chapter 11 case.

Venezuela Wins Bid To Delay Hearing In Citgo Sale Case

The Third Circuit has agreed to a two-month postponement of oral arguments in Venezuela's challenge of a Delaware judge's order greenlighting the nearly $6 billion sale of Citgo to satisfy billions of dollars ... (more story)

First Brands Wants Retiree Committee Formed In Ch. 11

Auto parts giant First Brands Group asked a Texas bankruptcy judge to greenlight the formation of a retired employee committee, saying it cannot keep paying retiree benefits under a proposed Chapter 11 plan.

Malpractice Claimants Oppose Prospect Ch. 11 Insurance Deal

A group of malpractice claimants in the Chapter 11 case of Prospect Medical Holdings have challenged a $26 million insurance settlement proposed by the company's plan administrator, saying the deal goes back o... (more story)

FTX Trust Drops $1B Ch. 11 Clawback Against Genesis Digital

The recovery trust created under former crypto platform FTX Trading Ltd.'s Chapter 11 plan walked away from a $1.15 billion fraudulent transfer lawsuit it launched last fall in Delaware bankruptcy court agains... (more story)

Fla.'s Brightline Railway Gets Bond Payment Extension

The Florida Development Finance Corp. has extended the term rate on $985 million in bonds borrowed by Brightline Florida Holdings LLC in relation to a project to expand passenger rail in the Sunshine State, ac... (more story)

Dutch First Brands Unit Ultinon Can Seek Ch. 11 Plan Votes

Ultinon Motion Holding BV, a Netherlands-based affiliate of embattled auto parts manufacturer First Brands received permission Tuesday to seek votes on a Chapter 11 liquidation plan after the debtor switched f... (more story)

Oakland Diocese Seeks OK For $180M Abuse Fund Ch. 11 Plan

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland on Monday asked a California bankruptcy judge to approve its $180 million Chapter 11 plan over the objections of sexual abuse claimants who argue the diocese can afford to... (more story)

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Harvest Sherwood Gets OK On $150M Replacement DIP

Defunct food distributor Harvest Sherwood secured a Texas bankruptcy judge's approval on Wednesday to take on $150 million in new Chapter 11 financing and set up bidding procedures for its exit funding, defeat... (more story)

SoHo Building Owner In NYC Eyes August Ch. 11 Confirmation

The owner of a mixed-use building in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood hopes to soon be able to seek votes on its Chapter 11 restructuring plan, which will transfer title of the property to the debtor's senior lender.

Medical Spa Investment Co. Files Ch. 11 With $10M+ Debt

An investment management firm specializing in medical spas and medical aesthetics providers has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware with $10 million to $50 million in debt.

US Magnesium Creditors Get OK On Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday signed off on a Chapter 11 liquidation plan proposed by US Magnesium's unsecured creditors, overruling objections to the deal by the debtor's owner and Wells Fargo.

Highpower Investor Seeks Receiver For Dissolved Battery Co.

A former Highpower International Inc. stockholder has asked the Delaware Chancery Court to appoint a receiver to take control of the dissolved battery maker's remaining assets and affairs, arguing it stripped ... (more story)

Crypto Firm BlockFills Gets OK For $3.25M Ch. 11 Sale

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday agreed to approve the $3.25 million sale of cryptocurrency financial technology firm BlockFills to a Belgian digital asset investment group as BlockFills prepares for a C... (more story)

Texas Insurer Hits Ch. 11 With $134M Debt, Prepackaged Plan

Insurance company Hallmark Financial Services has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas with a prepackaged plan to deal with nearly $134 million in debt with either a sale or an equity swap.

Judge Urges Targeted Mediation In Baltimore Diocese Ch. 11

A Maryland bankruptcy judge Monday encouraged the Archdiocese of Baltimore and a group of child sexual abuse claimants to seek mediation of a lingering issue as they continue to negotiate over a Chapter 11 pla... (more story)

J&J Wants Talc MDL Tossed After Plaintiffs Withdraw Experts

Johnson & Johnson urged a New Jersey federal court to toss all the pending cases in the sprawling multidistrict litigation alleging that its talc products caused ovarian cancer after the plaintiffs withdrew th... (more story)

Sand Miners Can Pursue 2-Track Sale, Judge Says

A Texas bankruptcy judge told a pair of fracking and sand mining firms Monday she will greenlight the "two-tracked" sale procedures they have submitted, whereby a stalking horse bidder will create a company to... (more story)

Expert Analysis

UCC Digital Asset Update Is Altering Lender, Obligor Diligence

The rollout of the Uniform Commercial Code's Article 12 is transforming digital asset secured lending, forcing len... (more story)

Ch. 15 Ruling Is A Restructuring Blueprint For Cannabis Cos.

The recent Cannabist Chapter 15 recognition order is arguably the most significant cannabis bankruptcy development... (more story)

Cow Horse Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Moving an unwilling 800-pound cow while riding a horse at high speed is exhilarating, a little unhinged and, at le... (more story)