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The Challenges Of Abandoned Retirement Plans In Ch. 7

The Department of Labor's rule for unwinding retirement accounts when plan sponsors file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy ... (more story)

Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has... (more story)

When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records

Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generall... (more story)

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Girardi Won't Get New Fraud Trial Despite Memory Claims

A California federal judge on Monday denied Tom Girardi's bid for a new trial after a jury found he misappropriated $15 million worth of client settlement funds, standing by a prior assessment that the disbarr... (more story)

Metropolitan Commercial Bank Aided Voyager Fraud, Suit Says

Voyager Digital's former bank, Metropolitan Commercial Bank, has been hit with a 53-count complaint in New York federal court alleging it was complicit in bad behavior by the now-defunct crypto lender and shou... (more story)

FDIC Must Face Some Of SVB Ex-Parent's Claims In $1.9B Suit

A California federal judge has pared down a lawsuit looking to force financial regulators that stepped in after the high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank to return some $1.9 billion in frozen deposits t... (more story)

Airline GOL Linhas' Ch. 11 Deal Cuts Debt To Brazil By $750M

Low-cost Brazilian airline GOL Linhas has reached a settlement that will cut the amount of taxes and fees it owes to government agencies in Brazil by about $750 million, as it seeks to restructure in Chapter 11.

Yellow Fights Teamsters' Call For 10th Circ. To Nix Claims

The Tenth Circuit should not pay mind to arguments from the Teamsters about upholding a lower court's dismissal of Yellow Corp.'s $137 million suit against the union, the company is arguing, doubling down on i... (more story)

Justices On Fence In Tax Clawback Case For Defunct Utah Co.

U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed divided during oral arguments Monday over whether the Tenth Circuit was correct to allow the bankruptcy trustee of a defunct Utah company to use state law to claw back $145,0... (more story)

Jackson Walker 'Extinguished' Privilege Over Judge Romance

An Oregon federal judge has said Holland & Knight LLP lawyers must turn over documents regarding their advice to Jackson Walker LLP on how to handle the "debacle" of a former firm partner's intimate relationsh... (more story)

Bankrupt Dental Co. To Repay Customers $4.8M, NY AG Says

Dental telehealth company SmileDirectClub has agreed to pay $4.8 million in refunds to customers who were improperly charged after the company went bankrupt and shut down in 2023, according to a settlement ann... (more story)

Long Island Diocese Ch. 11 Plan Sparks US Trustee Protest

The U.S. Trustee's Office has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to reject confirmation of a Long Island-based Roman Catholic diocese's Chapter 11 plan that some 99% of sexual abuse survivors support, arguing t... (more story)

Special Master In Citgo Sale Suit Goes Back To Drawing Board

The special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company in a proceeding aimed at satisfying billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt has agreed to abandon his proposed sales plan after it became clear h... (more story)

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Lowenstein Sandler Seeks Judge DQ In Pot Dispensary Suit

Lowenstein Sandler LLP has asked an Essex County Superior Court judge to recuse himself over his social connections with the parties and counsel on the firm's $800,000 fee suit against a New Jersey cannabis dispensary

Miss America CEO Files $500M Suit Alleging Bankruptcy Fraud

The producer of the Miss America pageant and its related entities have filed a $500 million racketeering suit in Florida accusing developer Glenn Straub of fraudulently pushing the organization into bankruptcy... (more story)

Pool Co. Says Rival CEO Fled To China To Duck Paying $16M

A bankrupt Chinese pool parts supplier has been accused by an American competitor of going to great lengths to skirt a $16 million false advertising and unfair business practices judgment in continued violatio... (more story)

Developer Settles Landslide Claims From Ryan Homes, Town

The bankrupt developer of a housing project that was beset by landslides has settled with a construction company and a Western Pennsylvania township in exchange for finishing some of its remaining cleanup work... (more story)

Miss America Ch. 11 Dismissal Hearing To Wait For Event

A hearing on a motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 case of an entity tied to the Miss America pageant will wait until after the competition wraps up in January, a Florida bankruptcy judge ruled Wednesday, allowin... (more story)

Compass NJ Tapped To Sell $33M Miles Guo Mansion In Ch. 11

The trustee handling the Chapter 11 of exiled Chinese businessman and convicted fraudster Miles Guo asked the Connecticut bankruptcy court to let him hire four agents with residential real estate firm Compass ... (more story)

Up Next At The High Court: Transgender Care, Holocaust Art

The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for its December arguments session, which will include blockbuster questions about the constitutionality of state laws banning gender-affirming care for t... (more story)

Calif. Hotel Says New Ch. 11 Doesn't Alter Old Ch. 11 Plan

The owners of a San Jose, California, hotel on its second trip through Chapter 11 asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge not to dismiss its California bankruptcy case it filed in early November, saying it's not an ... (more story)

Customers Sue Fintech Partner Banks After Processor Failure

Five banks holding funds for customers of fintech platforms face proposed class action claims of gross mismanagement after "significant ledger irregularities" totaling $85 million were discovered in the wake o... (more story)

Bankrupt Canadian Bus Co. Seeks US Recognition For Sale

A Canadian charter bus company that provides buses for Los Angeles airports is asking a California bankruptcy judge to grant U.S. recognition to its efforts to sell the company in a Canadian insolvency proceeding.