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Daily Business Review

DGIM Law's Third Partner Balances Bankruptcy Practice with Tech-Enabled Estate Planning Startup

The recently formed Aventura boutique added partner Monique D. Hayes on the understanding that she would also be able to grow her outside business.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Is Everybody a Bankruptcy Lawyer Now? The Mass Torts March to Chapter 11 Continues

3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies filed for bankruptcy Tuesday claiming the massive combat earplug multidistrict litigation it's embroiled in is "broken beyond repair." The move follows last year's Chapter 11 filing by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management involving liabilities from talcum powder lawsuits.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

As Billing Rates Skyrocket, Historic Fee Leaders Find Company at $2,000 Per Hour

Weil, Kirkland, Skadden and Latham once outpaced the rest of Big Law on what they could charge, but that may begin to change.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Fascinating, Billion-Dollar Issues Emerging as the Crypto and Bankruptcy Worlds Collide

"Do your research and stay informed of developing cases, enforcement actions and regulation," said Michael Dunn, who's president of the Bankruptcy Bar of the Southern District of Florida.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'Known' Creditors Can Pursue Untimely Claims in Any Venue

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware declared on July 14 that creditors known to debtors prior to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy that did not receive actual notice of the bankruptcy cases may pursue claims in the venue of their choice.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

3M Unit Files Bankruptcy, Claims Earplug MDL Is 'Broken Beyond Repair'

A 3M subsidiary and six related companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday to resolve more than 230,000 lawsuits and claims alleging 3M's combat earplugs caused hearing loss and ringing of the ears.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fort Lauderdale Company Behind 1-800-411-PAIN Exits Bankruptcy

A federal judge in Fort Lauderdale approved the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for a company whose catchy advertising campaigns are known throughout South Florida.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'We Vacate Them All': Federal Court Blasts Commission for Meddling in Energy Cases

The Fifth Circuit said it would not defer to the energy commission's "bizarre view" of contract rejection, even if the commission somehow had the power to administer the Bankruptcy Code.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Appellate Ruling—Rule 11 Sanctions May Be Sought and Awarded After a Judgment Has Been Entered

Tthe appellate court reversed a ruling by the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Alabama, which held that once a summary judgment had been granted in favor of the defendant, the defendant was precluded from seeking an award of sanctions or damages under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
4 minute read

International Edition

Latham, Ogier and Singapore Trio Lead as Crypto Hedge Fund Succumbs to $3.5B Debt

Three Arrows Capital filed for insolvency after several of its key crypto assets fell into trouble.
3 minute read

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