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Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.

Near the end of last term, Chief Justice John Roberts voiced his frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court's lengthening oral argument sessions and suggested the justices might tweak their format over the summer... (more story)

5 Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Fall

The U.S. Supreme Court will convene Monday to begin its 2026 October Term, which includes several cases that could determine the future of climate change tort litigation, expand religious freedoms and parental... (more story)

Moses Singer's 3 New Hires Include Trusts And Estates Lead

Moses Singer LLP announced three additions to its ranks from prominent law firms, one of whom will chair its trusts and estates group.

$16B Ruling Faces High Court Sovereign Immunity Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to review an "egregiously wrong" Second Circuit decision that overturned a New York judge's $16 billion judgment against Argentina that arose from its nationalization of Y... (more story)

Pool Supply Co. Leslie's Plans Jan. Exit From Ch. 11

Counsel for bankrupt pool supply company Leslie's told a Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday that it is aiming to exit bankruptcy by early January, in time to get ready for another pool season.

LIV Golf Vendors, Rival Tapped For Creditors Committee

A U.K.-based competing golf league, sports technology firms and media companies make up the seven-member group that will represent unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of LIV Golf Inc.

Ambiguous Bond Terms Net FDIC Win In SVB Coverage Fight

Two insurers must provide coverage to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank, for the bank's claim for losses from a $73 million fraud scheme, a North Carolina federal judge r... (more story)

Brazilian Builder Seeks US Recognition For $555M Reorg

Brazilian construction conglomerate Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia is asking a New York bankruptcy judge for U.S. recognition of a recently approved plan to restructure nearly $555 million in debt issued during ... (more story)

Archer & Greiner Names Bankruptcy Atty To Lead Del. Office

Archer & Greiner PC has a new leader for its Delaware office, as a partner who handles business reorganization and restructuring matters takes over as the firm's managing partner in Wilmington on Thursday.

Trump Announces Judicial Noms For 5th Circ., NC

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he's nominating Todd Butler, a managing partner at Phelps Dunbar LLP, to serve as a judge on the Fifth Circuit. 

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Fla. Firm Knew It Had To Secure Lender Notes, 11th Circ. Told

A Puerto Rican microcap lender asked the Eleventh Circuit on Friday to overturn a trial verdict in favor of a law firm that the lender accused of botching several financial transactions, arguing jurors should'... (more story)

BREAKING: Parler Ex-CEO Wins $11M Over Ouster From Social Media Site

A jury in Nevada found Friday that Parler co-founder John Matze is owed $10.8 million for the stake he was stripped of after billionaire business partner Rebekah Mercer and others allegedly changed the social ... (more story)

Poolin Gets Approval For $180M Hut 8 Sale After Auction Redo

After reopening its auction, cryptocurrency miner Poolin Technology received approval Friday from a New Jersey bankruptcy court for a $180 million sale of its assets to the same bidder that won the original auction.

Appeal Stay Granted In Ch. 7 Consumer Debt Collection Fight

A New York bankruptcy judge has granted a stay of his order denying arbitration in a yearslong legal battle between a Chapter 7 debtor and credit card companies trying to collect on debts he says were discharg... (more story)

Judge Rebuffs Camp Mystic Committee's Discovery Requests

A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday blocked most of the bids for discovery brought by Camp Mystic's unsecured creditors committee, saying the primary purpose of records sought from the summer camp and its owners... (more story)

Yasiel Puig's Chapter 11 Case Reinstated After Filing Snag

A Florida bankruptcy judge reinstated former Major League Baseball player Yasiel Puig Valdes' Chapter 11 case after he and his attorney said they ran into technical difficulties when filing required case documents.

Galindo Law Gets $7.5M Ch. 11 Deal To Pay Explosion Victims

A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday approved a $7.5 million settlement between mass tort firm Galindo Law Firm and the trust overseeing claims from victims of a chemical plant explosion.

Kirkland Tapped To Replace HSF Kramer In Power Plant Ch. 11

West Virginia coal plant Omnis Pleasants LLC has hired Kirkland & Ellis LLP in its contentious Delaware Chapter 11 after Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP's previous work for key creditors disqualified it as debtors counsel.

Parler Ex-CEO Makes Final Trial Pitch For $100M Damages

The former CEO of social media site Parler made his final argument Wednesday that he was wrongly stripped of a stake worth up to $100 million, with his lawyer telling a Nevada jury a valuation finding the enti... (more story)

23andMe Beats Calif.'s Bankruptcy Sale Privacy Challenge

A Missouri federal judge on Tuesday denied California's bid to undo the $305 million bankruptcy sale of 23andMe over concerns that the sale sidestepped state consumer data protections, ruling that the state la... (more story)

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AI Meeting Recaps Pose New Discovery And Privilege Risks

The New York City Bar Association’s recent ethics opinion, cautioning attorneys not to record nonclient conversati... (more story)

Playing Bid Whist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

As a child, I viewed bid whist as a family tradition and a source of friendly card game competition, but as a lawy... (more story)

Calif. Bill Goes Too Far In Trying To Regulate Attorney AI Use

California’s first-in-the-nation act regulating how attorneys and arbitrators use generative artificial intelligen... (more story)