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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it,... (more story)

Lessons From Two New Year's Eve Uptier Exchange Decisions

On the last day of 2024, two different courts issued important decisions relating to non-pro rata uptier exchanges... (more story)

Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, ... (more story)

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Yellow Corp. Teamsters Trial Opens With Some Settlements

Defunct trucking company Yellow Corp. said it has reached a settlement with some former employees who claimed they were terminated without proper notice, as the debtor began a trial in Delaware bankruptcy cour... (more story)

Judge OKs Deal To Keep Some American Freight Stores Open

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a sale in Chapter 11 that will keep the lights on in more than two dozen American Freight home furnishing stores by transferring their leases from the bankrupt Franchise Group.

Last Sackler Family Members Join Purdue Draft Deal

The final holdouts among two branches of Sackler family members are ready to join a settlement in the bankruptcy of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, a business owned by the family, according to a report from ... (more story)

Jones Day Seeks $52M For New York Diocese's Ch. 11

Jones Day has asked a New York bankruptcy judge to approve the firm's request for almost $3 million in pay and expenses for shepherding a Roman Catholic diocese on New York's Long Island through its Chapter 11... (more story)

Firm Slams Beasley Allen's Bid To Nix Suit Over Talc Team-Up

Smith Law Firm PLLC is urging a Mississippi federal court to reject Beasley Allen Law Firm's bid to dismiss or transfer a defamation and breach of contract lawsuit over their joint venture agreement for talc l... (more story)

Stradley Ronon Grows Bankruptcy Group With Philly Partner

The co-chair of White and Williams' bankruptcy practice group has joined Stradley Ronon Steven & Young LLP in Philadelphia, the firm announced Tuesday.

Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year

Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2024, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughou... (more story)

SEC Fines Crypto Giant DCG, Ex-Genesis CEO $38.5M

Crypto venture capital firm Digital Currency Group and the ex-CEO of its bankrupt lending subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC agreed to a combined $38.5 million civil penalty Friday to settle claims they mis... (more story)

FDIC Sues Ex-SVB Top Brass For 'Egregious Mismanagement'

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has sued Silicon Valley Bank's former CEO Gregory Becker and other top brass in California federal court in a bid to put them on the hook for the bank's costly 2023 failure,... (more story)

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

This past week in London has seen the family of the late chairman of Leicester City FC sue a helicopter manufacturer for £2.15 billion ($2.63 billion), Vivienne Westwood bring a copyright claim against the lat... (more story)

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LED Screen Distributor Lied About $10M Debt, Jury Told

The owner of a now-defunct LED screen distribution company lied to his Korean manufacturing partner about repaying an over $10 million debt in order to keep receiving shipments and pay himself a hefty salary, ... (more story)

Ch. 11 Judge Slams Firm's 'Extraordinary' Lack Of Knowledge

A New York bankruptcy judge has refused a fee bid and ordered a debtor's firm to return a nearly $30,000 retainer in a scathing opinion that warns lawyers against tiptoeing into bankruptcy practice and slams c... (more story)

Receiver Sought For Partnership That Funded Affleck Films

Film producer John P. Middleton has asked Delaware's Court of Chancery to appoint a receiver for The Film Capitol LLC, a partnership he formed in 2013 to provide funding for a production project with actor Casey Affleck.

4th Circ. Backs NASCAR Team Owner's $31M Ch. 11 Sanction

The Fourth Circuit has backed a $31 million default judgment entered against a former NASCAR team manager as a sanction after what the published opinion called "egregious behavior" during discovery and "willfu... (more story)

Office Building PE Fund Fights To Confirm Chapter 11 Plan

The Aztec Fund Holding Inc., a bankrupt private equity group that invests in office buildings, defended its Chapter 11 plan during a Friday confirmation hearing in Texas against a lender that called it unreali... (more story)

NJ Hospital System's Ch. 11 Docs Need Work, Judge Says

A Delaware bankruptcy judge told a New Jersey-based hospital system Friday that its Chapter 11 plan disclosures lacked the necessary information for creditors to make an informed decision about the plan and en... (more story)

Judge Scolds Dormify For Founder Not Appearing In Court

A Delaware bankruptcy judge sharply criticized Dormify Inc. after its founder didn't appear at a hearing Friday, ordering a hearing on whether to dismiss the dorm-room decorating retailer's Chapter 11 case or ... (more story)

Lowenstein Sandler Can Pursue Trimmed Dispensary Fee Suit

A New Jersey state court judge dismissed part of Lowenstein Sandler LLP's $800,000 fee suit against a cannabis dispensary former client Thursday and told the firm it must give the former client the notice of i... (more story)

Litigators Make Up Half Of Ballard Spahr's Promotion Class

Ballard Spahr LLP unveiled five promotions to partner and seven to of counsel on Wednesday, elevating lawyers for four of its five departments in five cities.

Travel App Maker Mondee Can Tap $1.4M Of Ch. 11 Financing

A Delaware bankruptcy judge agreed Thursday to grant interim approval of a request from Mondee, the developer of an app for travel agents, to access a portion of the bankruptcy financing it secured from its pr... (more story)