By McKenna Moore | June 21, 2017
Joshua Sussberg, a business finance and restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, is no stranger to distress. But when he was diagnosed last year with a rare form of cancer, Sussberg had a new fight on his hands, and not one easily dispatched in bankruptcy court.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | June 20, 2017
A case spawned by the nearly $4 billion Tom Petters Ponzi scheme is gearing up for a bankruptcy court trial in West Palm Beach.
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By Tom McParland | June 19, 2017
In a decision that avoided a "murky" issue of bankruptcy law, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ruled that a former intern at a Philadelphia news station cannot pursue a $75,000 claim for wrongful termination in Tribune Media Co.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
By Brian Baxter | June 16, 2017
Soupman Inc., a company that licenses the name made famous by the sitcom "Seinfeld," filed for bankruptcy on June 13 in Delaware, just weeks after its CFO was arrested for tax evasion. Polsinelli is seeking to save the debtor as it pursues a sale in Chapter 11. But some other large law firms face big writeoffs on their legal bills.
By James Booth | June 15, 2017
“It's tangible, it's real, it's sensitive, it's serious and it doesn't look like it's going to go away any time soon,” says one law firm partner of the diplomatic crisis currently roiling the Middle East.
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 15, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-60046 The court of appeals affirmed a Bankruptcy Appellate Panel judgment. The court held that the debtors’ challenge to foreclosure…
By Francis J. Lawall and Michael J. Custer | June 15, 2017
When an oil and gas driller enters bankruptcy, a host of unique issues often arise, inclu ding how to close abandoned wells in a responsible manner. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently confronted this problem in the case of an energy exploration and production company liquidating through Chapter 11, as in City of Beverly Hills v. Venoco (In re Venoco) 2017 Bankr. LEXIS 1457 (Bankr. D. Del. May 31, 2017).
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 15, 2017
Bankruptcy Trustee May Commence Medical Malpractice Suit in Representative Capacity
By therecorder | The Recorder | June 14, 2017
9th Cir.; 16-55359 The court of appeals reversed a bankruptcy court judgment and remanded. The court held that the 12-month statute of limitations on…
By Brian Baxter | June 14, 2017
A pair of recent lateral hires by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer from Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have helped the Magic Circle firm swoop in for a lead role on the bankruptcy of Alitalia SpA. The ailing Italian airline sought Chapter 15 protection Monday in the Southern District of New York.
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