Chapter 11 bankruptcy courts never cease to amaze. Until the debtor is out of chapter 11, they claim immense power. Thus, this post from...

By itself, the 2009 GM bankruptcy was a poster child for some of the many flaws in chapter 11 and bankruptcy law as used to handle...

A Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena, Mont. is now the 11th archdiocese to file for chapter 11 to resolve sex abuses cases. According to a...

A new post at Weil’s Bankruptcy Blog includes commentary from Canadian lawyers on bankruptcy law flexibility when confronted with a mass...

The D&O Diary includes a new post that provides a useful overview of the use and abuse of D&O in bankruptcy. #Bankruptcy

D & O Diary includes a useful new summary post on the use and/or abuse of D&O insurance in bankruptcy. #Bankruptcy

For both substance and style (breezy and brief, with some dry wit), it’s hard to beat Weil Gotshal’s Bankruptcy Blog. And, now, a new...

Asbestos defendants continue to convince state legislatures to create some long overdue intersections between personal in jury claims in...

Bankruptcies are frequently used to resolve mass tort situations. In some instance, a bankruptcy is fairly foreseeable as tort claims...

The story is here on the WSJ Law Blog. Mr. Scalia (the younger) knocks down $ 980. per hour. #Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy courts of Delaware and New York dominate major chapter 11 cases, to the great delight of lawyers in those areas. But the...

As described here and here by DealBook, American Airlines has now joined the parade of airlines taking their second (or third)...

The MF Global fiasco has left $ 600 million missing, and 38,000 customer accounts being scrutinized as to what happened. Tort and...

U.S. bankruptcy judges purport to wield vast power, such as issuing purportedly global stays of all litigation pending against a debtor....

I’m shocked, just shocked, that a judge could think inside information and lack of disclosure could have tainted a chapter 11 case...

Will litigation liabilities overwhelm Countrywide and/or Bank of America and force one or more entities into insolvency? That’s the...

Earth Day. A day to consider some of the consequences of the BP oil rig fiasco in the larger context of mass torts. One problem arising...

Asbestos claimants continue to pursue GM for asbestos-related recoveries. Here is a story from Bloomberg yesterday on a recent hearing...

A couple of observations on the Lehman bankruyptcy fees now that the case is back in the news as total professional fees approach $ 850...

A new article by Russel Prugh from Marten Law caught my eye because it explained that the federal circuit courts are now embracing a rule...