Expert Analysis

Calif. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

The regulatory and litigation developments for California financial institutions in the fourth quarter of 2025 wer... (more story)

4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume

As automation and arbitration increase the volume of legal filings, in-house counsel must build scalable service o... (more story)

5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evide... (more story)

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OCC's Gould Takes Aim At Resolution Planning 'Industry'

A top federal regulator called Friday for a sweeping rethink of rules intended to ensure big, complex banks can be safely wound down in a crisis, including potentially ending requirements to file so-called liv... (more story)

Kirkland, Ex-Judge Hit With Class Action Over Texas Romance

An investment firm is suing Kirkland & Ellis LLP, an ex-judge, two other law firms and a lawyer for allegedly fomenting "mass corruption" in Houston's bankruptcy court and colluding to enrich themselves by con... (more story)

Weiss Creditor Asks Ch. 11 Court To Step In On IRS Claims

A major creditor in an investment firm founder's Chapter 11 asked a bankruptcy judge to hash out how much the debtor owes the Internal Revenue Service and rule that the tax collector's claims don't have priority.

Del Monte Locks In 3 Ch. 11 Sales Totaling $498M

Del Monte has struck a deal to sell its assets in a trio of bankruptcy sales collectively valued at $498 million, the canned food processing company has announced in a notice of successful bidder filing.

Judge Yanks $41M Atty Fee Award In SPAC Merger Suit

A Texas federal judge has rescinded an attorney fee award of over $41 million to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP and Entwistle & Cappucci LLP after the firms became engaged in a d... (more story)

Nason Yeager Grows Fla. Footprint With Fort Lauderdale Shop

Florida's Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero PA has expanded its reach in South Florida with a new office in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

6th Circ. Favors Comerica Bank In Ch. 7 Fraud Suit

Comerica Bank is not liable for the actions of a former Chapter 7 liquidator, to whom the bank was paying fees during the bankruptcy of a tool manufacturer, the Sixth Circuit has found.

EU Greenlights Hedge Fund's $5.89B Bid For Control Of Citgo

The European Commission has announced its approval of a $5.9 billion bid by hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP to purchase shares in Citgo's parent company and settle billions of dollars of debt owed ... (more story)

Genesis Names $1B Bidder As Asset Winner In Ch. 11

Nursing home operator Genesis Healthcare on Wednesday said it had chosen a roughly $1 billion bid in its second Chapter 11 auction and gave the back up bidder's role to an entity that had challenged the result... (more story)

Rite Aid Trusts Can Access Health Data To Pursue Tort Claims

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said Thursday he will allow trusts set up under Rite Aid's first Chapter 11 plan to examine personal health data to support their effort to litigate tort and insurance claims, ove... (more story)

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SEC Fines 'Cash Flow King' Podcaster $3M For Ponzi Scheme

A podcast host dubbed the "Cash Flow King" will pay $3.3 million to settle claims that he ran a multiyear Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of $11 million through bogus real estate investments, the U.S. ... (more story)

Pinnacle Ch. 11 Buyer's Repair Pledge Enough For Sale OK

A New York bankruptcy judge approved the $451 million sale of 93 properties in the Chapter 11 case of real estate entities affiliated with Pinnacle Group, saying the buyer's plan to invest $30 million in repai... (more story)

Fla. Popeyes Franchisee Hits Ch. 11 With $342M Debt

Major Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise operator Sailormen Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Florida bankruptcy court with more than $342 million in liabilities, saying it is facing a bid for the a... (more story)

Pinnacle Tenants Want Repair Assurances In Ch. 11 Sale

Groups representing tenants living in rent-stabilized housing units owned by bankrupt affiliates of Pinnacle Group told a New York judge Thursday they want the buyer of the debtor's assets to provide as much a... (more story)

Bang Energy Co. Founder's Bid To Avoid Paying $308M Denied

A Florida federal judge denied a motion brought by the founder of the company that makes Bang energy drinks to avoid paying Monster Beverage Corp. $308 million stemming from a false advertising lawsuit, saying... (more story)

Insurer Owes $24.5M For Burn Case, Medical Spa Trustee Says

A trustee for the bankruptcy estate of a former medical spa owner alleged that Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. breached its duty to defend the woman in litigation over a client's burn injury, forcing her to face... (more story)

Expedia Can Seek Singapore's Aid To Get Docs In Rival's Suit

A Washington federal judge has granted Expedia's request to seek assistance from Singapore's court system to obtain documents from Trip.com to support its defense in an antitrust case filed by Switzerland-base... (more story)

Meet The Attys In Delaware Appeal Over UpHealth SPAC Deal

Attorneys who are experienced in handling high-profile bankruptcy and corporate matters will next week argue an appeal in Delaware's Supreme Court seeking to revive a complaint filed over a special purpose acq... (more story)

Jockey's Cos. Say He Can't Cover £765K In Tax Debt

An Italian jockey is not able to pay back over £765,500 ($1.02 million) in company tax debt to HM Revenue & Customs following his bankruptcy last year amid a private dispute with the U.K. tax authority, accord... (more story)

Stoli, Creditors Group, Bank Split On Trustee Bids

Bankrupt vodka-maker Stoli Group USA's secured lender said at a Thursday status conference that it would vie for Chapter 11 trustees in the wake of Stoli and its creditors committee filing separate bids to con... (more story)