JURIST Guest Columnist Harrison Thorne of UCLA School of Law discusses the role of bankruptcy courts in equity… Bankruptcy law, embodied in Title 11 of the United States Code (also known as “the ...

Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane will serve as the chief judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, after Chief Judge Martin Glenn retires this September.

J&J used a complex bankruptcy maneuver to delay thousands of lawsuits linked to asbestos contamination in its baby powder. One woman suing the company died while her case was in legal limbo. Tens of ...

Noah Weingarten and Anita Rojas Carroll discuss a recent bankruptcy case out of the Southern District of New York emphasizes ...

More and more wealthy companies and individuals, accused of wrongdoing, are turning to bankruptcy courts to block lawsuits — a practice that's raising alarms with the U.S. Justice Department. One of ...

USA Cricket has moved closer to exiting bankruptcy after a court approved its settlement with American Cricket Enterprises, ...

Dish DBS Corp., the satellite pay TV provider owned by Charlie Ergen's EchoStar, and its subsidiaries filed for prepackaged ...

MUSKEGON, MI — After filing for bankruptcy, Ryan Leestma, the embattled developer behind Muskegon’s Adelaide Pointe, has ...

The court rules racketeering and venue manipulation claims belong to the liquidation trust, not shareholders.

A judge ruled former residents, who were forced out last year after a power failure, are entitled to compensation because they won't be able to return.