ModivCare Fights White & Case’s $14 Million Bankruptcy Bill

ModivCare asked a court to reject White & Case LLP’s $14 million final fee request for its work in the medical transportation company’s bankruptcy, accusing the law firm of deliberately burying the company’s estate in legal fees.

New York Defeats Debt Counseling Group’s Free Speech Lawsuit

Legal tech firm Upsolve Inc. lost its fight against New York Attorney General Letitia James arguing the state’s rules against the unauthorized practice of law violated its First Amendment rights.

Investors Fight Senior Living Developer’s Bankruptcy Financing

Inspired Healthcare Capital Holdings should be denied a request to fund its bankruptcy with a $35 million loan because the terms would encumber solvent senior living community projects, a group of project investors said.

Jefferies Sued by Western Alliance Over First Brands Bet

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was sued by Western Alliance Bancorp over a loan tied to bankrupt auto-parts company First Brands Group.

Harvard Pushes $253 Million Claim in Biologics Company Bankruptcy

A Harvard governing board is defending its $252.9 million claim in the bankruptcy of biologics developer Alachua Government Services Inc., arguing that the company conducted transactions to evade lease obligations and defraud landlords.

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.

Texas Two-Step: Jones Day's Tactic to Evade Mass Tort Liability Through Bankruptcy

Through the legal tactic, known as the Texas Two-Step, corporations have been able to use bankruptcy to avoid mass tort liability. In this video we look at how it works, the reasons why plaintiffs' attorneys hate it, the reasons that companies and their lawyers use it, and how courts have ruled on it so far.

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