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Law School's Missed Lessons: Negotiation Skills

I took one negotiation course in law school, but most of the techniques I rely on today I learned in practice, whe... (more story)

Bar Exam Reform Must Expand Beyond A Single Updated Test

Recently released information about the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam highlig... (more story)

Asbestos Trusts And Tort Litigation Are Still Not Aligned

A recent ruling by a New York state court in James Petro v. Aerco International highlights the inefficiencies that... (more story)

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Jewelry Co. Claire's To Appoint UK Insolvency Administrators

The operator of United Kingdom-based stores of the bankrupt jewelry retailer Claire's said Wednesday it would open an insolvency proceeding and appoint administrators, one week after Claire's filed for Chapter... (more story)

Feds Skirting Risky Debt As 1 Bank Stays Highly Leveraged

Federal regulators aren't scrutinizing risky real estate loans even though some banks have a substantial volume of high-risk debt on their books, a banking source told Law360 Real Estate Authority.

Creditors Say Genesis Sale Process Stacked Toward Insiders

Unsecured creditors of Genesis Healthcare are asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge to amend the terms of its Chapter 11 financing to prevent corporate insiders from retaining control of the nursing home chain an... (more story)

Retailer At Home Defends Revised Ch. 11 Plan And Releases

Household furnishings retailer At Home Group Inc. hit back against objections to its Chapter 11 plan and disclosure statement lodged by creditors and the U.S. Department of Justice's bankruptcy watchdog, telli... (more story)

Scarinci Hollenbeck Adds 4 Litigators In NYC

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has added four litigators previously with Kishner Legal PC who have expertise in areas such as commercial litigation and real estate as attorneys in its New York City office, the firm a... (more story)

BakerHostetler Hires Cooley Securities Litigation Atty

BakerHostetler has added an experienced litigator to its white collar, investigations and securities enforcement litigation and securities and governance litigation teams in New York, bringing with him more th... (more story)

Wind Blade Maker TPI Gets $7.5M Of New Money In Ch. 11 DIP

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Wednesday granted an Arizona-based manufacturer of blades for wind turbines interim access to its postpetition financing package, which includes $7.5 million in new money upfront.

Terraform Founder Cops To $40B Crypto Fraud Scheme

The founder and former CEO of Terraform Labs on Tuesday admitted to perpetrating a multibillion-dollar fraud by deceiving investors about its decentralized finance-based ecosystem of crypto products, a scheme ... (more story)

Guo Ch. 11 Trustee Seeks Additional Time Chasing Relatives

The Chapter 11 trustee overseeing Miles Guo's estate on Tuesday asked a Connecticut bankruptcy judge for six additional months to file potential clawback claims against six of the Chinese exile's relatives and... (more story)

Del Monte Auction Set For Nov. After Ch. 11 Financing OK'd

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge said Tuesday he will give final approval to $912.5 million in Chapter 11 financing for canned foods giant Del Monte as it seeks to find a buyer.

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Whole Foods Battles Dismissal Bids In $1M Asbestos Suit

Grocery giant Whole Foods aimed to fend off dismissal bids Wednesday from a shopping plaza owner and landlord, telling the North Carolina Business Court that it sufficiently alleged contract breaches that led ... (more story)

U.S. Trustee Objects To Hooters' Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation

The U.S. Trustee's Office objected to final approval of restaurant chain Hooters of America's Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement and confirmation of its proposal, saying there were outstanding issues with th... (more story)

3D Printing Co. Cleared For $7.8M Ch. 11 Sale Of Dental Labs

A Texas bankruptcy judge Wednesday signed off on sales for Desktop Metal's three dental implant laboratories totaling $7.8 million as the 3D printing company looks to quickly exit Chapter 11.

Judge OKs Accelerate Diagnostics Ch. 11 Liquidation

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday approved medical technology company Accelerate Diagnostics Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan to liquidate as quickly as possible after it completed a $42 million sale to its stalking... (more story)

SPAC Behind EV Maker Nikola, Shareholders Strike Settlement

Stockholders and board members for the blank-check company that took electric-vehicle maker Nikola public said they reached a $6.3 million deal to end a Delaware Chancery Court lawsuit that accused the SPAC of... (more story)

8th Circ. Affirms Discharge Of Student Debt Owed To Bank

The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday sided with a bankruptcy judge in discharging a woman's student loan debt owed to a North Dakota bank, saying the lower court had not made a clear error in concluding that paying o... (more story)

IMG Fragrance Company Hits Ch. 11 With $64M In Debt

Fragrance portfolio company IMG Holdings Inc. and its affiliates sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday in Delaware, reporting $63.6 million in senior secured debt and less than $10 million in asset... (more story)

NJ Bankruptcy Judge Nixes BowFlex Dumbbells Class Claims

Proposed class actions filed over recalled dumbbells violated BowFlex's Chapter 11 plan and sale, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge ruled, rejecting arguments that customers didn't receive adequate notice of the "... (more story)

AI Staffing Co. Joonko Gets OK To Wind Down In Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved Joonko Diversity Inc.'s Chapter 11 liquidation plan after the debtor resolved objections from shareholders and others, letting the artificial intelligence-powere... (more story)

Judge To Order Bond, Sanctions In Crypto Miner's Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Monday she would require the creditors that petitioned to force a cryptocurrency mining operation into Chapter 11 to post a multimillion-dollar bond in case their petition is dismissed.