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Home Decor Retailer Blames Tariffs For New Ch. 11 Filing

By Vince Sullivan

Household furnishing retail chain At Home Group Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday with just shy of $2 billion of debt, saying recent uncertainty over tariffs worsened its highly leveraged balance sheet and drove it into bankruptcy.

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Consolidated SVB Class Action Survives 3 Dismissal Bids

By Sarah Jarvis

A California federal judge has rejected three bids to dismiss a proposed shareholder class action against Silicon Valley Bank's brass, underwriters and auditor stemming from the bank's 2023 failure, finding the plaintiffs' "well-pleaded" allegations can continue.

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All 50 States Agree To Purdue Pharma's $7.4B Settlement

By Alex Wittenberg

Attorneys general from 55 U.S. states and territories on Monday backed Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion deal to settle opioid injury claims against the company and the Sackler family, almost a year after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out Purdue's previous plan to end litigation over its role in the opioid epidemic.

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Burgess Biopower Gets OK For Ch. 11 Debt-Equity Swap

By Rick Archer

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday approved the Chapter 11 debt-equity-swap reorganization of New Hampshire power plant operator Burgess BioPower.

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Joann Seeks Ch. 11 Block For Vendors' Ohio Suit

By Jeff Montgomery

Bankrupt fabric retailer Joann Inc. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to block an Ohio state suit filed against seven top company officials by vendors who claim they were deceived into extending credit to the 80-year-old fabric retailer between its first and second retreat into Chapter 11.

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ABA Sues Over Trump's '麻豆传媒 Firm Intimidation Policy'

By Alison Knezevich

The American Bar Association sued dozens of federal officials and agencies in D.C. federal court Monday, saying President Donald Trump and his administration have used the executive branch's vast powers "to coerce lawyers and law firms to abandon clients, causes and policy positions" he doesn't like.

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Norton Rose Fulbright Says It Was Duped By Legal Tech Co.

By Catherine Marfin

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP has accused the company behind a cloud-based legal workflow product of duping it into using its services and keeping client files without permission once their contract expired.

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Davis Wright Must Face Employment Atty's Defamation Claim

By Dorothy Atkins

A Washington state judge refused to toss in their entirety an employment attorney's defamation claims against Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and other firm partners, finding Washington's Uniform Public Expression Protection Act shields the firm from some of the attorney's allegations, but not all.

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National Judicial College CEO Steps Down After 8 Years

By Ryan Boysen

Judge Benes Z. Aldana has abruptly stepped down as president and CEO of the National Judicial College after eight years as a steady hand who guided the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic, increased its course offerings and organized several symposia on the importance of the rule of law. 

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Calif. Bar Panel Upholds Recommending Eastman Disbarment

By Emily Sawicki

A panel of the California State Bar Court's Review Department has affirmed the March 2024 recommended disbarment of President Donald Trump's former attorney, John Eastman, over attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Fake NY 麻豆传媒yer Admits To Stealing Over $290K From Clients

By Pete Brush

A New York man admitted Monday that he posed as a lawyer to steal over $290,000 from people who thought he was doing class action, discrimination and other legal work, copping to larceny and fraud charges in state court.

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Fla. Supreme Court Orders Bar To Stop ABA Appointments

By Hailey Konnath

The Florida Supreme Court has instructed the Florida Bar to stop appointing delegates to the American Bar Association's House of Delegates, calling the state bar's work with the ABA "inconsistent" with its core mission of regulating the legal profession in the Sunshine State.

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Asian Bar Groups Jump Into Fight Over Trump Birthright Ban

By Bonnie Eslinger

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and dozens of other affiliated legal organizations urged the First Circuit on Monday to uphold a Massachusetts federal judge's decision blocking President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, saying the White House order is unconstitutional and would "disproportionately harm" Asian American communities.

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Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Sydney Price and Jeff Montgomery

Delaware's Court of Chancery this past week sought answers in the high-stakes battle over the constitutionality of newly enacted Delaware corporation law amendments, which will hitch a ride to the state's Supreme Court via a suit contesting a $117 million acquisition of Clearway Energy Inc. by its majority shareholder.

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