Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle talc claims through ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy

Home Daily News Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle… Bankruptcy Law Johnson & Johnson tries once again to settle talc claims through ‘Texas two-step’ bankruptcy By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 11:06 am CDT Photo illustration by Sara Wadford/ABA Journal/Shutterstock. A Johnson & Johnson unit is back in bankruptcy court again, after … Read more

LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm

Home Daily News LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president… Bankruptcy Law LeClairRyan trustee settles with last president of law firm By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 10:08 am CST Photo illustration by Brenan Sharp/ABA Journal. LeClairRyan’s bankruptcy trustee has reached a settlement with the defunct law firm’s last president and four lawyers serving on … Read more

Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps after mistaken disclosure of info about Sandy Hook families

Home Daily News Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps… Ethics Judge won’t sanction Texas lawyer for missteps after mistaken disclosure of info about Sandy Hook families By Debra Cassens Weiss January 19, 2023, 9:41 am CST F. Andino Reynal, a lawyer for Infowars founder Alex Jones, answers questions in the show-cause hearing for attorney … Read more

Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre gamesmanship,’ urging clients to infect trustee with ‘nasty disease’

Home Daily News Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre… Ethics Bankruptcy judge suspends lawyer for ‘bizarre gamesmanship,’ urging clients to infect trustee with ‘nasty disease’ By Debra Cassens Weiss January 12, 2023, 12:38 pm CST A bankruptcy judge in Colorado has suspended a Denver lawyer from practicing before the court for three years as a … Read more

Lawyer who missed deadline after spending 25 minutes trying to file ECF document gets no mercy from 10th Circuit

Home Daily News Lawyer who missed deadline after spending… Trials & Litigation Lawyer who missed deadline after spending 25 minutes trying to file ECF document gets no mercy from 10th Circuit By Debra Cassens Weiss December 21, 2022, 12:30 pm CST Image from Shutterstock. A lawyer has failed to persuade a federal appeals court that … Read more

Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says

Home Daily News Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file… Law Firms Sullivan & Cromwell pressured me to file for FTX bankruptcy, crypto exchange’s founder says By Debra Cassens Weiss December 15, 2022, 1:01 pm CST Indicted cryptocurrency exchange FTX founder Samuel Bankman-Fried is accusing Sullivan & Cromwell of pressuring him to seek bankruptcy protection … Read more