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So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re... (more story)

A Strategic Checklist For Bankruptcy Motion Objections

Hewing to a set of best practices for objecting to a motion in bankruptcy cases can help creditors’ counsel stay o... (more story)

The 3rd-Party Bankruptcy Release Landscape After Purdue

In its Purdue Pharma ruling prohibiting nonconsensual third-party releases, the U.S. Supreme Court did not comment... (more story)

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Backup Bidder For Jones' Infowars Wants The Onion Bid DQ'd

The Alex Jones-affiliated backup Chapter 7 auction bidder for Jones' right-wing website Infowars asked a Texas bankruptcy judge Monday to disqualify the winning bid from The Onion, a satirical news website, ar... (more story)

Prison Health Co. Wellpath Gets OK For December Auction

A Texas bankruptcy judge said he would approve the bidding procedures for the assets of prison healthcare provider Wellpath and set a December auction for its behavioral health division, Recovery Solutions.

Swedish Debt Collector Defends Prepackaged Ch. 11 In Texas

A Stockholm-based debt collection service provider told a Texas bankruptcy court Monday that a two-prong restructuring plan the company proposed is the only way to fairly address upcoming debt maturities and r... (more story)

Judge Will OK $88M Insurance Deal For Long Island Diocese

A New York bankruptcy judge on Monday approved an $88 million insurance settlement for Long Island's Roman Catholic diocese after being assured that sexual abuse claimants who pass up a payout from the diocese... (more story)

Judge Approves Vertex Energy's Ch.11 Plan Disclosures

A Texas bankruptcy judge Monday approved the disclosure statement for fuel refiner Vertex Energy's Chapter 11 plan, which could pave a path for recovery to unsecured creditors after a global settlement was rea... (more story)

Brazil's Unigel Seeks Ch. 15 Nod For $810M Restructuring

Several units of Brazilian petrochemical producer Unigel Group have urged a New York bankruptcy court to recognize their overseas bankruptcy plans to address roughly $810 million of debt, saying factors includ... (more story)

Health Care Co. CareMax Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell Assets

Medical services company CareMax Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court, listing $422.6 million of funded debt and disclosing plans to sell its assets during the case.

Spirit Airlines Files For Ch. 11 With Equity-Swap Plan

Budget air carrier Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 protection in a New York bankruptcy court Monday with $3.6 billion in funded debt and a preapproved equity swap restructuring plan.

Real Estate Recap: Industry Leaders Weigh In

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including President-elect Donald Trump's industry pick for Middle East special envoy, a playbook on commercial real es... (more story)

Swedish Debt Collector Intrum Files Prepack Ch. 11 In Texas

Swedish debt collector Intrum filed its pre-announced, prepackaged Chapter 11 in a Texas bankruptcy court Friday, saying it had secured creditor approval to restructure $4.9 billion in debt.

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Biopharm Co. Seelos Files For Ch. 11 After Nasdaq Delisting

Publicly traded biopharmaceutical company Seelos Therapeutics Inc. sought Chapter 11 protection in New York on Saturday, citing between $10 million and $50 million in estimated liabilities.

Giuliani Gets New Atty As Poll Workers Seek To Collect $148M

Two days after Rudy Giuliani's lawyers asked a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from representing him in a pair of cases from former Georgia poll workers seeking to collect a $148 million defamation awa... (more story)

Vroom Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Plan Disclosures

A Texas bankruptcy judge conditionally signed off Friday on the disclosure statement for Vroom Inc.'s Chapter 11 plan, after the defunct used car sales and financing company agreed to revise language regarding... (more story)

PetroQuest Gets Interim OK To Tap $847K In Del. Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge Friday granted interim permission for oil and gas company PetroQuest Energy Inc. to access $847,500 of new money financing from its lenders as it plans to sell its assets in East Texas.

Colo. Judge Nixes Debtor's Transfer Try For Not Conferring

A Colorado federal judge on Friday struck a motion to transfer a putative class action suit against a bankrupt truck rental company to the Delaware court handling the business's Chapter 11 case, saying the com... (more story)

Property Plays: Franchise Group, Kushner, Astrodome

Property Plays is a weekly roundup of the latest loans, leases, sales and projects around the country. Send your tips — all confidential — to realestate@law360.com.

Girardi Seeks Sentencing Delay Amid Atty's Departure

Disbarred attorney Tom Girardi is asking a California federal judge for more time before his sentencing date because a key member of his legal team is leaving the Federal Public Defender's Office on Monday.

Ex-McElroy Deutsch Exec Says Firm Has No Claim On House

The former McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP business development director whose husband pled guilty to stealing millions from the firm has argued that the time has come for the court to toss an attempt... (more story)

UAE Defense Contractor Facing Questions On Quitting Ch. 11

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday said she would allow a competitor and arbitration award claimant of an Abu Dhabi-based defense contractor limited discovery into the company's decision not to fight the di... (more story)

Eletson To Appeal Order Confirming Rival Ch. 11 Plan

Gas tanker operator Eletson Holdings Inc. has opened an appeal of a New York bankruptcy judge's confirmation of a Chapter 11 plan proposed by petitioning creditors, according to a notice of the move.