Listen to this article A bankruptcy court can set a deadline for creditors to join an involuntary petition, the 1st Circuit’s Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has ruled on a […]
Former Houston Bankruptcy Judge Declines Jackson Walker Deposition
Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones of the Southern District of Texas, who resigned after admitting to a romantic relationship with a former Jackson Walker partner who appeared […]
Bankruptcy – Involuntary petition – Joinder
Listen to this article Where a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge dismissed an involuntary bankruptcy petition, that decision should be affirmed because the appellants’ assignments of error reflect a […]
Plaintiffs Move to Prevent Johnson & Johnson’s Plans in 3rd Talc Bankruptcy
Plaintiffs lawyers in the talcum powder litigation escalated their attack on Johnson & Johnson, moving on Tuesday to prevent a planned third bankruptcy from being filed outside New […]
Bankruptcy – Reorganization plan | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Listen to this article Where objections have been raised to confirmation of a joint plan of reorganization, each of the requirements of 11 U.S.C. §1129 will have been […]
Red Lobster Bankruptcy Will Test New Jersey’s Stricter WARN Act
As Orlando-based Red Lobster begins reorganization under Chapter 11, displaced workers at the chain’s New Jersey restaurants are filing suits. The litigation will provide an early application of New […]
Johnson & Johnson Launches $6.48B Bankruptcy Plan to Resolve Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson announced plans for a subsidiary to file a third bankruptcy to resolve thousands of talcum powder lawsuits as part of a “prepackaged” reorganization plan that […]
Bankruptcy – Cannabis – Proceeds
Listen to this article Where a Chapter 13 debtor proposed a plan that would have been funded with earnings from his employment at a cannabis dispensary, a U.S. […]
Bankruptcy – Misclassification – Intent
Listen to this article Where a defendant filed a Chapter 7 petition after being held liable in state court for misclassifying two plaintiffs as independent contractors rather than […]
Cannabis dispensary worker ineligible for bankruptcy relief under Ch. 13
Listen to this article The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel has found that an employee of a state-licensed cannabis business could not avail himself of Chapter 13 protection. The […]