The U.S. Trustee's Office has told a Texas bankruptcy court it should not add another case to the watchdog's nearly three-year-old fee clawback litigation against Jackson Walker LLP, saying prepetition bankruptcy work by a former partner whose undisclosed romance with a bankruptcy judge kicked off an ethics scandal was "troubling" but distinct from 33 other cases.
The Chapter 11 trustee for bankrupt personal injury law firm Munawar Law Group PLLC filed a reorganization plan and disclosure statement that would provide for repayment of three key secured creditors while allowing the firm to continue operating after confirmation.
Bankrupt talc miner Vanderbilt Minerals is set to undergo a plan disclosure hearing, a Texas judge is scheduled to take up discovery issues in Inspired Healthcare's bankruptcy, and a wine and liquor distributor is on the path to pursue confirmation of its Chapter 11 plan.