Bankruptcy Law News

Giuliani Reaches Bankruptcy Dismissal Deal to Pay Legal Fees

Rudolph Giuliani has agreed to pay $100,000 in cash and use proceeds from future sales of his multimillion-dollar homes to satisfy administrative bankruptcy fees and formally end his Chapter 11 case.

Steward’s $30 Million Lifeline Paused as Hospital Sales Hit Snag

Massachusetts paused a $30 million lifeline to Steward Health, which is closing two hospitals and warned it could soon be forced to move patients if it can’t overcome obstacles in its effort to sell six other medical centers.

J.C. Penney Plan Administrator Seeks Ex-Judge’s Phone Records

J.C. Penney’s bankruptcy plan administrator is seeking phone records for ex-bankruptcy judge David R. Jones to see if he secretly communicated with attorneys who handled cases he presided over.

Byju’s Ex-Director Fined $10,000 a Day Over Missing $533 Million

A suspended director of the troubled Indian educational tech firm Byju’s must pay $10,000 a day until he helps locate $533 million that his company is accused of hiding from US lenders, a judge said Wednesday.

Vinson & Elkins Pursues Narrower Role in Enviva’s Bankruptcy

Vinson & Elkins LLP is seeking a new role in Enviva Inc.'s bankruptcy weeks after a judge rejected its bid to serve as debtors’ counsel.

Spotlight on Judge David R. Jones

A Star Bankruptcy Judge’s Downfall: Bloomberg Law Investigation

Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.

A Star Bankruptcy Judge’s Downfall: Bloomberg Law Investigation

Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.

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Arbor Realty Accused of Misleading on Loan Portfolio

Arbor Realty Trust Inc. faces a proposed class action accusing it of hiding a “toxic real estate portfolio of mobile homes” and income problems that caused stock drops when revealed in short-seller reports.

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