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Simpson Thacher Points To Audit Issues In Malpractice Trial

A founder seeking over $100 million in a malpractice case against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett endured a withering cross-examination Monday over his companies' money flows and an auditor's refusal to certify the... (more story)

Insurance Broker GoHealth Gets OK For $762M Ch. 11 Plan

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Monday confirmed health insurance brokerage GoHealth's Chapter 11 plan, allowing the debtor to refinance $762 million in debt and transfer equity to its lenders, six weeks after the... (more story)

Fed. Circ. Told Decision Clearing Sirius In Patent Case Flawed

German research institute Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has urged the Federal Circuit to revive its patent suit against SiriusXM, saying a lower court made various errors when deciding that the satellite radio giant... (more story)

Sleep Number Gets OK For $702M Sale To Canadian Co.

A New York bankruptcy judge Monday approved the nearly $702 million sale of mattress company Sleep Number to a Canadian bedding retailer, following an agreement to postpone potential future severance payments ... (more story)

Jackson Walker, US Trustee Denied Delay In Romance Dispute

Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office, grappling with the aftermath of a romantic relationship between one of the firm's former partners and a then-bankruptcy judge, will not be able to delay pretri... (more story)

QVC Gets Plan OK, Weil Names Global Restructuring Chair

Home shopping network QVC secured approval for its Chapter 11 plan, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced its choice for the new role of global restructuring chair, and watch designer and manufacturer E. Gluck o... (more story)

NC Energy Efficiency Aggregator Hits Ch. 11 After $1B Penalty

The North Carolina-based energy efficiency aggregator American Efficient LLC has filed for bankruptcy, listing between $1 billion and $10 billion of estimated liabilities on its petition, three months after be... (more story)

FDIC Says Excessive Risk Dooms SVB's $1.7B Claim

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. argued during closing arguments in a trial in California federal court that Silicon Valley Bank's 2023 failure was due to excessive financial risk and mismanagement, while S... (more story)

Real Estate Recap: Office-To-Resi Woes, Prefab Housing Wins

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney reactions to the structural issues at the old Pfizer building in New York, a Big Law partner's view... (more story)

Rakoff Tells Investors Big Banks Were Tricolor Fraud Victims

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff has entered an opinion explaining why he tossed an investor suit last month accusing JPMorgan, Barclays and Fifth Third of facilitating a fraudulent scheme by bankrupt subprim... (more story)

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Meet The Attys Guiding Rhode Island Jail Operator's Ch. 11

A team of Troutman Pepper Locke LLP and Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP attorneys is leading a Rhode Island jail operator with a contract to hold federal immigration detainees through Chapter 11.

NYC Building Owner Seeks $8.6M Ch. 11 Sale Approval

New York luxury property broker Ilan Bracha is under contract to buy a Manhattan mixed-use building in a bankruptcy for at least $8.6 million, after the death of a property owner in 2024 triggered a foreclosur... (more story)

Insurance Co. Alea Holdings Hits Ch. 11 With $280M In Debt

Alea Holdings US Co., a unit of Bermuda-based insurance group Catalina Holdings, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court with roughly $280 million in funded debt, saying it plans to use... (more story)

Judge Blocks RH Capital's $23M Debt Demands As 'Disruptive'

A Federal Court judge has set aside statutory demands issued by investment firm RH Capital seeking repayment of $23 million owed by two 3D printing companies in receivership, calling the decision to serve the ... (more story)

SIMAD Scores Bids For 2 More Summer Camps In Ch. 11

Summer camp holding company SIMAD has asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to sign off on new stalking horse offers totaling over $30 million to set the floor for a Chapter 11 auction of two of its New York summer camps.

US Trustee Says MMA Law's Ch. 11 Plan Shields Insiders

The U.S. Trustee's Office has urged a Texas bankruptcy judge to reject MMA Law Firm's Chapter 11 liquidation plan, arguing that it improperly seeks to extend bankruptcy protections to nondebtor individuals, in... (more story)

Bankrupt Pa. City Can Keep Disputed Revenue, 3rd Circ. Says

The Third Circuit ruled Friday that the bankrupt city of Chester, Pennsylvania, gets to keep income from a casino, a trash incinerator and other sources that secured its debt, finding that its creditors' liens... (more story)

7th Circ. Admonishes Atty Over 'Astonishing' Bogus Citations

The Seventh Circuit has admonished but declined to sanction an attorney for a brief that included what a judge called "an astonishing number of erroneous and even hallucinated citations."

Dallas Hospital Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosure

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Friday conditionally approved Dallas hospital White Rock Medical Center LLC's disclosure statement for its Chapter 11 plan, after a consensus was reached among key creditor constitu... (more story)

Nicklaus Cos. Can Send Ch. 11 Plan To Creditor Vote

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has granted the wind-down entity for golf course design group Nicklaus Cos. permission to seek creditors' votes on its Chapter 11 restructuring plan.

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Tips For Investors, Creditors Before Venezuela Restructuring

As Venezuela enters the first genuinely actionable phase of what may become one of the largest sovereign debt rest... (more story)

What PE Practitioners Need To Know About New Del. ABC Act

Delaware's new Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors statute represents a structural shift in how companies back... (more story)

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The skills I've developed as a lifelong magician have translated directly into tangible benefits in the courtroom ... (more story)