By Amanda Bronstad | August 23, 2022
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American Tort Reform Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Product Liability Advisory Council and the Washington Legal Foundation filed amicus briefs on Monday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit backing the Chapter 11 case of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management.
By Ellen Bardash | August 1, 2022
Attorneys for some of the 82,209 total abuse claimants said Monday they're looking to make adjustments and get a final confirmation order in place within a month.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 28, 2022
Chief Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan announced the decision on Thursday after ruling in favor of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management on how to proceed with its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which aims to resolve at least 38,000 lawsuits filed by ovarian cancer and mesothelioma victims.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | July 28, 2022
Weil, Kirkland, Skadden and Latham once outpaced the rest of Big Law on what they could charge, but that may begin to change.
By Amanda Bronstad | July 1, 2022
The Official Committee of Talc Claimants filed an opening brief on Thursday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, challenging a Feb. 25 order refusing to dismiss the bankruptcy of LTL Management, a newly created subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 13, 2022
The Official Committee of Talc Claimants, or TCC, sought to lift U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan's order granting a preliminary injunction on all 38,000 talcum powder cases. A hearing is Tuesday.
By Michael A. Mora | May 27, 2022
"What scares me is what if the law firm followed all the rules and she got around it?" said Randolph Braccialarghe of Nova Southeastern University College of Law. "That would make us all vulnerable."
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By David E. Sklar and Cheryl A. Santaniello | May 4, 2022
Federal bankruptcy courts have been unavailable to marijuana businesses due to the Schedule I status of marijuana. To fill the void, marijuana businesses will need to avail themselves of state law bankruptcy alternatives to provide financial relief.
By Charles Toutant | April 20, 2022
"I think this sends an extremely strong message to the other dioceses that claimants and survivors will not be pushed around, that they will stand together and they will stand in unison no matter how powerful the institution is," said plaintiffs attorney Gregory Gianforcaro.
By Charles Toutant | April 19, 2022
"The word 'chutzpah' comes to mind. [The attorney's] repeated violations of the bankruptcy rules and the code, along with counsel's lack of candor, more than justified entry of the fee order," Judge Kent Jordan wrote.
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