By Amanda Bronstad | July 17, 2023
On Monday, lawyers for Randi Ellis, the future claims representative in the Johnson & Johnson talc bankruptcy, suggested sanctioning plaintiffs' lawyer Clay Thompson, who filed a July 12 disqualification motion that included a photo of her dining with lawyers in the case.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 17, 2023
Bankruptcy counsel for a Pennsylvania business' trustee agreed in a July 14 stipulation to withdraw an arbitration appeal that stood in the way of the defendants' collection of the money.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark Eveland | July 13, 2023
The Texas Two-Step is a bankruptcy process in which a solvent corporation spins off certain liabilities into a new and undercapitalized subsidiary and then has the subsidiary declare bankruptcy.
Daily Report Online | Analysis
By Matthew Romano | July 12, 2023
These 15 wide-ranging matters show what a difference pro bono representation can make in the lives of clients.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Matthew Romano | July 11, 2023
These 15 wide-ranging matters show what a difference pro bono representation can make in the lives of clients.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Anne S. Babineau and David H. Stein | July 11, 2023
One of the most significant considerations for a redevelopment project facing financial distress will be the impact of the prohibition against transfers found in the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, which requires all redevelopment agreements to include a "provision that the redeveloper shall be without power to sell, lease or otherwise transfer the redevelopment area or project, or any part thereof, without the written consent of the municipality or redevelopment entity."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | July 10, 2023
"In other words," Camping World wrote in a June 5 bankruptcy court filing, "the trustee brought claims (which she touted publicly), lost on every one, and then unilaterally put the entire arbitration on hold."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | July 6, 2023
In recent years, as extensive pre-bankruptcy planning has evolved, bankruptcy filings frequently involve affiliates of larger companies, engineered with a structuring of liabilities in mind. This is especially relevant in the area of mass tort litigation. The question of whether these targeted filings are for a legitimate bankruptcy purpose or should be dismissed has been the subject of significant high-profile litigation.
By Alexander Lugo | July 6, 2023
"Although it's a physical expansion for the firm into the Tampa, Orlando markets, it is not new territory for us," Berger Singerman managing partner Jordi Guso said. "Restructuring lawyers in our team have spent more time in the courtroom in the Middle District of Florida than they have in the Southern District of Florida."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | July 3, 2023
The rapper had blamed his lawyers for a $7 million jury verdict stemming from accusations that he released a sex tape. But a Connecticut federal judge found no evidence that the participation of three additional witnesses would have changed the outcome.
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