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Yellow Corp. Dodges WARN Act Liability Over 2023 Layoffs

Yellow Corp. suffered a major loss in its bankruptcy proceedings Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court preserved a finding that it owes billions in retirement payments, but the defunct trucking company notched a ... (more story)

Sorrento Case Stopped, Spanish Broadcasting Plan OK'd

A New York bankruptcy judge granted Chapter 15 recognition of New Fortress Energy affiliates' English restructuring plan, and dozens of U.S. summer camps gained permission to launch a sale process. Meanwhile, ... (more story)

Paul Weiss Taps Hilco Global VP To Co-Lead Bankruptcy Team

A vice chair of financial services holding company Hilco Global has joined Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP to co-head the restructuring and debt capital solutions practice, the firm has announced.

King & Spalding Adds Another Proskauer Funds Co-Head

King & Spalding LLP has hired another former practice leader from Proskauer Rose LLP amid its ongoing efforts to build out its fund finance capabilities, the firm announced Monday.

IT Co. TPx Communications Hits Ch. 11 With $1.1B In Debt

Information technology services provider TPx Communications filed for Chapter 11 protection in a Texas bankruptcy court with a restructuring support agreement backed by the holders of the majority of its $1.1 billion in debt.

Justices Won't Hear Highland Capital Ch. 11 'Gatekeeper' Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it will not hear Highland Capital's arguments for reversing a Fifth Circuit decision narrowing the claims releases and so-called gatekeeper provision in the bankrupt Tex... (more story)

Justices Won't Review Yellow Corp. Ch. 11 Pension Liabilities

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected defunct trucking giant Yellow Corp.'s appeal of a bankruptcy court decision that it owes billions of dollars in retirement fund withdrawal liability, despite a pandemi... (more story)

PACER Fees Will Rise To Fund Cyber Defense Upgrades

The federal judiciary announced Friday it will temporarily increase the fees for electronic access to court records to pay for a potential $800 million upgrade that will modernize and strengthen court records ... (more story)

Summer Camps Get OK For Speedy Sale, Ch. 11 Funding

Dozens of U.S. summer camps can race toward a sale after their bankrupt owner SIMAD Holdings won approval on Friday to solicit bids by July 17, over the strenuous objection of the largest unsecured creditor in... (more story)

Ex-Celsius Exec Fights For Share Of D&O Defense Fund

A former executive for the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm Celsius Network has told a New York federal court that he is entitled to directors and officers liability coverage for his costs defending a criminal cas... (more story)

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Ascend Elements Gets Ok On Ch. 11 Sale, Minor Asset Rules

A Texas bankruptcy judge on Monday gave the all-clear for battery recycler Ascend Elements to close a sale of assets in Georgia as well as rules for selling off minor remaining items.

IT Co. Sysorex Seeks Loan To Finish 3 Federal Contracts

Sysorex Government Services on Monday told a New York bankruptcy judge that it will be seeking permission to borrow up to $6 million a year after getting approval to sell all its assets, saying it still finds ... (more story)

Meet The Team Guiding Hallmark Financial Through Ch. 11

A team of Gray Reed & McGraw LLP attorneys is guiding insurance underwriter Hallmark Financial Services through a Chapter 11 case in Texas, as it hopes to get a prepackaged plan confirmed by the end of August.

Asthma Drug Developer To Wind Down In Chancery Court

A subsidiary of Rock Creek Advisors LLC created to administer the liquidation of an asthma drug developer to pay creditors notified Delaware's chancery court that the company turned to a wind-down after clinic... (more story)

Trustee Says Colombian Lender's Shareholders Took Millions

The Chapter 7 trustee for Colombian consumer lender Credivalores-Crediservicios is accusing its U.S. shareholders of transferring tens of millions of dollars in cash and loan portfolios just before and after i... (more story)

Judge Stays Jackson Walker RICO Suit Over Sorrento Ch. 11

A California federal judge has paused Sorrento Therapeutics shareholders' litigation after a Texas bankruptcy court ruled they lacked standing to pursue racketeering claims over a former Jackson Walker attorne... (more story)

FDIC Calls For Narrower Resolution Plans, Assessment Cuts

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Thursday floated new rules that would significantly scale back its resolution-planning requirements for large banks and slash the banking industry's annual deposit insura... (more story)

SIMAD Seeks OK For $180M Financing In Chapter 11 Cases

SIMAD Holdings Ltd., the bankrupt owner of 30 U.S. summer camps and other real estate, says that it has secured up to $180 million of debtor-in-possession financing from its prepetition bondholders, as it seek... (more story)

Goldman Sachs Seeking Review Of 4th Circ. Arbitration Denial

Goldman Sachs wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take another look at a Fourth Circuit ruling shutting down the bank's attempt to arbitrate disputes over alleged automatic stay violations with a pair of debtors w... (more story)

Heritage Coal Ch. 11 Buyer Says It's Owed Refund Now

Entities tied to the former owners of liquidating coal company Heritage Coal told a Delaware bankruptcy judge it is owed a $335,000 refund for equipment it purchased out of the company's Chapter 11 case severa... (more story)

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A Framework For Volume Dispute Damages In Oil, Gas M&A

With every major upstream oil and gas consolidation in recent years having resulted in minimum volume commitment d... (more story)

A Lender's Guide To Fraud: Identifying Risks

The evolving lending landscape, particularly the private credit boom, has heightened lenders' exposure to fraud, b... (more story)

Brightline Debt Woes Highlight Risks In Private Rail Finance

The reported creditor negotiations and mounting debt obligations of Florida railroad Brightline arrive at a moment... (more story)