Mid Cap
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July 31, 2025
Calif. Resort Developer Gets 2 More Weeks Of Ch. 11 Funding
An insolvent company that developed a resort and other properties in California told a Delaware bankruptcy judge on Thursday that it had cobbled together two more weeks of Chapter 11 financing, avoiding for now a dismissal or conversion of its case to a Chapter 7 liquidation.
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July 31, 2025
CGL Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2025
Federal and state courts continue to weigh litigation involving public nuisance, long-tail environmental and sexual abuse claims. Here, Law360 breaks down some of the blockbuster commercial general liability insurance cases to follow in the second half of the year.
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July 31, 2025
Casino Developer Must Stay In Involuntary Ch. 7, Judge Finds
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has refused to throw out or convert the involuntary Chapter 7 proceedings launched against the onetime hopeful developer of a casino in Mississippi, concluding the creditors that forced it into bankruptcy did not act in bad faith.
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July 31, 2025
Desktop Metal OK'd For $10M Sale To Fund Ch. 11
A Texas bankruptcy judge Thursday allowed 3D printer designer Desktop Metal to sell its foreign subsidiaries for $10 million as it looks to find a buyer for the rest of its assets in Chapter 11.
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July 31, 2025
Under The Radar: Bankruptcy News You May Have Missed
The U.S. Trustee's Office objected to the disclosure statement filed by Flagship Resort Development Corp., arguing it lacks details on third-party releases in its Chapter 11 liquidation plan. Guardian Elder Care's creditors committee opposed extending the company's exclusivity to file a Chapter 11 plan. Nikola Corp. asked to subordinate the SEC's $125 million penalty, calling it a lower-priority debt.
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July 31, 2025
Sand Miners Hit Ch. 11, Blaming Order Lull, Lender Issues
Two companies that mine and process sand for fracking have filed for bankruptcy in Texas, one estimating it had at least $50 million in debt and the other estimating at least $100 million, and asked to undergo a joint Chapter 11 in response to a liquidity crunch and issues with their secured lender.
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July 31, 2025
Rising Star: Willkie's Stuart Lombardi
Stuart Lombardi of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has worked for bankruptcy clients including families seeking defamation payouts in Alex Jones' insolvency and the representative of as-yet-unknown asbestos claimants in a talc producer's Chapter 11, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 30, 2025
2nd Circ. Backs Live Well Founder's Bond Fraud Convictions
The Second Circuit affirmed convictions for Live Well's founder for inducing lenders to extend credit by jacking up bond valuations to increase its debt and borrow against it, ruling Wednesday jurors had enough evidence to determine he misrepresented the value of collateral to secure loans and did so with fraudulent intent.
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July 30, 2025
Rhodium Says Cooling System Infringement Claims Barred
Bankrupt cryptocurrency miner Rhodium told a Texas federal bankruptcy judge that a company that creates large scale cooling systems cannot bring patent infringement claims, saying Wednesday the company's claims already failed in a federal district court.
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July 30, 2025
Bedmar Lessor Says 3rd Circ. Clear On Ch. 11 Distress Need
Attorneys representing lessor Cobalt PropCo 2020 LLC told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday the Chapter 11 case of Bedmar LLC should be tossed because Third Circuit case law clearly requires a debtor to be in financial distress, and that condition does not exist here.
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July 30, 2025
Justices Urged To OK Bankruptcy Courts As Tax Debt Venues
Bankruptcy courts are authorized to decide the amount and legality of nondischargeable tax claims, an Indiana couple told the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to overturn a Seventh Circuit ruling to the contrary.
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July 30, 2025
Bankruptcy Judge Sends Post-Reorg Dispute To Calif. Court
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has handed a breach of contract lawsuit back to a California state court, saying he lost jurisdiction over the claims against a specialty mushroom distributor after its Chapter 11 plan took effect last fall.
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July 30, 2025
Rising Star: Brown Rudnick's Tristan Axelrod
Tristan Axelrod of Brown Rudnick LLP steered bankrupt cryptocurrency platform BlockFi through an $874 million settlement with FTX and a Chapter 11 reorganization that paid creditors in full, earning him a spot among the bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 30, 2025
Biotech Firm Omega Therapeutics Gets OK For Ch. 11 Plan
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved biotechnology developer Omega Therapeutics' Chapter 11 plan Wednesday, after no objections to the company's plan to distribute its remaining assets were raised at a brief hearing.
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July 29, 2025
Jackson Walker Gets Another Deal On Judge-Romance Claims
Jackson Walker LLP has reached another settlement with former bankruptcy clients to resolve fee disputes related to the concealed romance of a former partner with the firm and former Texas bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones, according to a motion filed Tuesday in Texas federal court.
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July 29, 2025
8th Circ. Says Bankruptcy Sale Appeal Dead Without Stay
The Eighth Circuit on Tuesday rejected a woman's bid to undo an order approving a sale in her Chapter 7 bankruptcy, saying she didn't get a stay of the sale and so her appeal had to be dismissed.
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July 29, 2025
Del. Judge Denies $89M Claim In Silvergate Ch. 11
A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday the insolvent parent of Silvergate Bank did not agree in 2023 to sell a loan to a bitcoin-focused financial firm, denying that company's $89 million breach of contract claim in Silvergate's Chapter 11.
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July 29, 2025
Prime Core Ch. 11 Trust Seeks Return Of $2.1M In Transfers
The litigation trust for Prime Core Technologies has sued to claw back $2.1 million in cash and cryptocurrency paid out to customers in the weeks before its bankruptcy filing, saying other creditors are facing a serious recovery shortfall worsened by the payments.
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July 29, 2025
Calif. Resort Developer Goes For Last-Ditch Ch. 11 Deal
An insolvent company that developed a resort and other properties in California told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday it would participate in a one-day mediation session its investors proposed as a final effort to avoid the dismissal or conversion of the real estate firm's beleaguered Chapter 11 case.
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July 29, 2025
Bedmar Fights U.S. Trustee's Efforts To Nix 'Bad Faith' Ch. 11
Bedmar LLC, the property-lease holding subsidiary of pharmaceutical company National Resilience HoldCo Inc. defended its Chapter 11 filing in Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday against a push from the U.S. Trustee and landlords to dismiss the case on arguments it was filed in "bad faith" simply to discharge lease liabilities.
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July 29, 2025
Law Firm Beats NJ Atty's Fraud Suit Under Anti-SLAPP Law
Maurice Wutscher LLP got an attorney's fraud suit against it thrown out under New Jersey's anti-SLAPP law on Tuesday, allowing the firm to escape complex litigation across multiple venues stemming from the breakdown of a former New Jersey firm.
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July 29, 2025
Meet The Retired Michigan Federal Judge Joining JAMS
Sean F. Cox, the retired chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan who was part of the mediation team in Detroit's municipal bankruptcy, has joined alternative dispute resolution services provider JAMS.
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July 29, 2025
Mich. Judge Sanctions Attys For False Case Quotations
A Michigan federal judge on Monday ordered plaintiffs' attorneys in two cases against a robotics company to pay for the time opposing counsel took in filing an additional briefing because of false case quotations.
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July 29, 2025
Rising Star: Weil's David Cohen
David J. Cohen of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has represented Steward Health Care in its sprawling Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving 31 hospitals across eight states, and he was selected to lead the firm's growing Miami office, earning him a spot among bankruptcy law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.
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July 28, 2025
UpHealth Moves To Toss Glocal Ch. 11 Dispute
Bankrupt medical tech company UpHealth is urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to nix a $200 million adversary proceeding launched by Glocal Healthcare in a bitter feud over an ill-fated merger, accusing the Indian digital healthcare services platform of bad faith through a pattern of delay and obfuscation.

Meet The Attys Steering Valves And Controls' Ch. 11
Valves and Controls US, a valve manufacturer for the oil and gas industry, has tapped attorneys from Cole Schotz PC and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to see it through a Chapter 11 aimed at settling asbestos claims and winding down.

Maverick Bet On Casino Turnarounds But Hit Ch. 11 Instead
Maverick Gaming LLC, a company that aimed to turn around struggling casinos and gambling operations, itself fell on hard times due to COVID-19 and competitive pressures, court documents show.

Catching Up With New Bankruptcy Case Action
A valve manufacturer hit bankruptcy in Delaware under pressure from mounting asbestos injury claims, a 3D printer designer entered Chapter 11 in Texas after it underwent an acquisition imposed by court order following a ruling that the purchaser had delayed the process, and a San Luis Obispo property developer filed for bankruptcy in California.
Expert Analysis
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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Ohio Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2
Ohio's financial services sector saw several significant developments in the second quarter of 2025, including a case that confirmed credit unions' setoff rights, another that established contract rights between banks and cardholders, and the House passage of a digital asset bill, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Skillful Persuasion
In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani.
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Special Committees Gain Traction In Chapter 11 Investigations
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Tara Pakrouh at Morris James discusses why special committees are becoming more common in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, how they've been used in real cases and what makes them effective.
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Ch. 7 Ruling Is Warning For Merchant Cash Advance Providers
A New York bankruptcy court’s recent ruling in favor of a Chapter 7 trustee for the bankruptcy estate of JPR Mechanical shows merchant cash advance providers why superficial agreement labels will not shield against preference liability, and serves as a guidepost for future contract drafting, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Navigating Client Trauma
Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan.
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4 Former Justices Would Likely Frown On Litigation Funding
As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association.
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GENIUS Act Could Muck Up Insolvency Proceedings
While some of the so-called GENIUS Act's insolvency provisions are straightforward, others run the risk of jeopardizing the success of stablecoin issuers' insolvency proceedings and warrant another look from Congress, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care
Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard at MG+M.
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ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'
The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.
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My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer
Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.
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8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work
Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.