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Insurance – Texas Style, Part 2: Stowers Liability and Bankruptcy

This is the second in a series of discussions about insurance issues unique to the Lone Star State. Both bankruptcy and the ability for a policyholder to assign its first-party, bad-faith claim against its insurer can be...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

New York Sak Exchange, Hit the Bid, and Supreme Confidence

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Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse | The Guardian - The high-end department store conglomerate filed for Chapter 11 on Tuesday....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Timing is Everything: The Fifth Circuit’s Narrow View of Post-Confirmation Proof of Claim Amendments

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Timing is everything. This is especially true when a creditor seeks to amend a timely filed proof of claim. As a general rule, bankruptcy courts liberally allow amendments to proofs of claim prior to plan confirmation. When...more

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Azul Provides Some Color on Opt-Out Releases and Indenture Trustee Fees in the Southern District of New York

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Since the 2024 ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma (Purdue), where the Supreme Court held that the Bankruptcy Code does not authorize nonconsensual third-party releases, courts around the country have grappled with whether...more

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2025 Bankruptcy Roundup: Rising Filings and Evolving Dynamics

Bankruptcy activity across the United States increased noticeably in 2025, marking one of the sharpest rises in more than a decade and reflecting mounting financial pressure on businesses and individuals alike. While the...more

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Saks Global Seeks Chapter 11 Protection a Year After Neiman Marcus Deal

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On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, Saks Global Enterprises LLC and Luxury Outlets USA, LLC, along with approximately 113 corporate affiliates, filed chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...more

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The Fourth Circuit’s 2025 Bankruptcy Decisions: Section 524(g) Trusts, Jurisdiction over Solvent Debtors, and Good Faith

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The Court decided two landmark opinions on asbestos channeling injunctions and Section 524(g) trusts (Kaiser Gypsum and Bestwall), while all other circuits combined issued only one decision involving a Section 524(g) trust....more

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Distressed Debt Legal Insights - STG Logistics' LMT Litigation

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Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance. In this issue we discuss the first...more

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Bankruptcy Watch List - Ten (10) Retailers to Watch for a Possible Bankruptcy in 2026Retailers to Watch for a Possible Bankruptcy...

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With a quarter of this century behind us, we enter 2026 with hope and optimism for the new year. However, there are a variety of issues many retailers are grappling with, including a high debt load, how to use AI, shrink,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cooperation Agreements Under Fire: Two New Lawsuits Allege Creditor Coordination Violates Antitrust Laws & Breach Contractual...

Case Law on Joint Negotiation by Creditors and General Antitrust Principles Provide Guidance for the Development of Cooperation Agreements...more

DLA Piper

2025: A Year In Retrospect - UK Restructuring

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A year ago we were poised for turbulence, cautious of the effect the new US administration, ongoing transformation of post-pandemic consumer behaviours, and conflicts in Europe and the Middle East might have on global...more

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Determining ‘Termination’: Calculating Lease Rejection Damages in Bankruptcy

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Bankruptcy law provides special treatment for landlord claims arising from termination of a lease, using a calculation set forth in Section 502(b)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code. The starting point for the calculation is to...more

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Performance Guarantees in Israeli NOP 38 Projects: Not Every Bank Guarantee Covers Developer Insolvency

Apartment owners in NOP 38 projects tend to mistakenly believe the guarantees issued to them by developers provide full safety nets, guaranteeing their rights in any case, even if the developer encounters financial...more

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The Cloud Over Third-Party Releases in the Southern District of New York

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Third-party releases are a common and important component of plans of reorganizations. Key bankruptcy case constituencies have historically relied upon third-party releases as a way to mitigate the risk of post-bankruptcy...more

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Considerations for Municipal Bondholders in Pursuing a Receivership

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A receivership is a court-supervised tool to stabilize operations of a distressed borrower, ring-fence pledged revenues, and drive recoveries for municipal bondholders when bankruptcy is not available or not desirable....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

When a Buyer’s “Tax Cost” for an Acquisition Exceeds Expectations

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Tax Savings and Deal Economics - It is a basic tax principle that the more (or the sooner) a seller pays in taxes on the sale of its business, the less will be the economic benefit the seller realizes from the sale....more

Morris James LLP

Court of Chancery Partially Grants Motion to Dismiss Caremark Claims Brought Directly

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Giuliano v. Grenfell-Gardner, C.A. No. 2021-0452-KSJM (Del. Ch. Sept. 2, 2025) - This case dealt with Caremark claims alleging that former directors and officers of a pharmaceutical company failed to oversee regulatory...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Not All Things Are Sacred: District Court Finds Wecso Aircraft Uptier Transaction is Lawful

On December 8, 2025, Judge Randy Crane of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas reversed the bankruptcy court’s decision in Wesco Aircraft, and held that a pre-bankruptcy uptier transaction did not...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Judge Blasts Defendant For Ignoring Discovery Obligations and More (UPDATED)

A recent decision by Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Shannon was peppered with some harsh words for a defendant in an adversary proceeding. Judge Shannon said the party’s “failure to perform basic discovery responses and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2025 Year in Review: Key Trends in Cross-border Restructuring and What’s Next in 2026

When Texas-based McDermott International obtained chapter 15 recognition (in the Southern District of Texas, no less) of UK and Dutch plans to restructure both its funded debt as well as trade and litigation claims—in what...more

Knobbe Martens

Life Science Update | December 2025

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A federal bankruptcy court on November 18 formally approved Purdue’s $7.4 billion Chapter 11 plan to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits. The plan requires (1) a $6.5 billion contribution from the Sackler family...more

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Alberta Court of Appeal Clarifies PPSA Priorities in Insolvency Sales

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When a professional corporation operates with equipment owned personally by its director, how do secured creditors assert priority over proceeds from a receivership sale? A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision in Royal...more

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Standout UK Insolvency Cases of 2025 and Their Impact for Insolvency Practitioners in 2026

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Every year, the courts make a vast number of insolvency case law decisions. Many refine established legal principles; some are highly fact-specific (and distinguishable on that basis), whilst others reshape practice and...more

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Navigating the High-Stakes Terrain of Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

There are two (2) main procedural avenues for the resolution of disputes in a bankruptcy case: contested matters and adversary proceedings. Contested matters are typically resolved through motions practice in the main...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Money For Nothing: Indictment Details Tricolor Executives’ Alleged Fraudulent Scheme in Black and White

On December 17, 2025, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of an indictment charging the former CEO and former COO of Tricolor Holdings LLC and its affiliates...more

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