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Conn-tentious Plan, WeWorking the Angles, Party’s Over, and Ironing Out Some Issues

Bankrupt Lordstown Motors proposes zero payment for Foxconn shares | Reuters - After successfully filing their Chapter 11 plan last week, Lordstown Motors has now proposed to pay nothing for Foxconn’s preferred equity...more

Deep Cuts, Bankruptcy Aid, Aearo-Plan, and Unfair Deal?

Mallinckrodt's opioid creditors support fast-track second bankruptcy | Reuters - Drugmaker Mallinckrodt, who previously emerged from its initial Chapter 11 in June 2022, filed for its second bankruptcy this week. The...more

MNK Double Dip, Crazy Like a Foxconn, and Up in Smoke

Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: This week Mallinckrodt said that they expect to file for their second bankruptcy in the coming days after coming to an agreement with its creditors to...more

Supreme Test for Releases, Trucking into Bankruptcy, We Might Not Work Anymore, and Crypto Criticism

Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold | NBC - The Supreme Court has blocked an appeals court decision that had allowed Purdue Pharma’s restructuring plan to move forward effectively putting the plan on...more

Building Blocks, LTL 2.0 DOA, FTX First Try, and UST Last Chance Saloon

BlockFi’s Chapter 11 plan progresses with conditional court approval | Cointelegraph - United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey recently conditionally approved Blockfi’s disclosure statement. If the...more

Not that Kind of Party, Red Flags for Yellow, Purdue Plan Proceeds, Instant Karma?

Party City Rehashes Restructuring Deal After Missing Financial Projections | Yahoo Finance - Party City has reworked a key deal with their key lenders to restructure their bankruptcy exit plan. Now, lenders will have the...more

CEL Block One? Bridaled Enthusiasm, Baby in a Corner, and Mellow Yellow

Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius has pleaded not guilty to U.S. fraud charges. The indictment includes seven...more

BlockFi Full Disclosure? Jenny Don’t Change Your Number, Christmas in July, and Keep On Truckin’

BlockFi Bankruptcy Plans Opposed by FTX, Three Arrows, and SEC | CoinDesk - Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi submitted bankruptcy plans which have now been opposed by bankrupt companies FTX and Three Arrows Capital as well...more

LTL Take Two, EV Manufacturer DOA, Bridal Revival, and It Was All Yellow

J&J's $8.9 billion talc settlement faces US bankruptcy test | Reuters - A U.S. bankruptcy judge has started to hear evidence and arguments on J&J subsidiary, LTL Management’s second bankruptcy filing. LTL’s bankruptcy...more

Bestwall Bossa Nova, Core Strategy, Auction Over(stock), and Vice Price

Georgia-Pacific may maintain bankruptcy pause on lawsuits, court rules | Reuters - The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled to extend Georgia-Pacific’s protection against lawsuits while its subsidiary...more

Cooking up a Bankruptcy, Best Laid Plans in Celsius, DOJ Backs Off, Aearo Appeal, Bed (Blood) Bath

Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex, files for bankruptcy | CNN - Instant Brands, the parent company of many popular kitchen products, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. Instant Brands produces Instant...more

Put Serta to Bed? More Genesis Mediation, DOJ Conundrum, and Bye Bye Baby?

US mattress maker Serta Simmons receives Chapter 11 plan approval | Reuters - Serta Simmons Bedding’s recent Chapter 11 reorganization plan was recently approved by a U.S. bankruptcy court, supporting the company’s goal of...more

Converting Celsius to Fahrenheit, “Carnival Barking” Not Allowed, Plastiq Surgery, Core Business and Mojo Rising

Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network LLC announced this week that it has chosen the proposal from Fahrenheit to exit bankruptcy. Fahrenheit, a...more

Media Circus, You Have Got to Be Kiddeng, Celsius-Fahrenheit Conversion, Voyager Distribution, and Bankruptcy Boom?

Vice Media Files for Bankruptcy as Ad Business Suffers | Reuters - Once valued at $5.7 billion, Vice Media Group filed for bankruptcy this week with a planned sale to a group of lenders. The bankruptcy filing comes at a...more

Once Bitten, Twice Shy, The Tax Man Cometh, Blocked Access, and the Bill Comes Due

U.S. Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware | CoinDesk - On Monday, Crypto exchange Bittrex filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. state of Delaware months after announcing it would wind down operations in the...more

Supply Chain Squabbles In Bed, Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy Reflect Increasing Shipping Act Litigation Before the FMC 

Reports of supply chain litigation from troubled retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) before the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) have hit the news, reflecting a trend of increasing supply chain litigation before the FMC since...more

Genesis of a Lawsuit, Head in a Vice, Not the First Bank Seized, and Talcing Settlement?

Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: In a court filing on Wednesday, bankrupt crypto exchange FTX said that it wants to claw back nearly $4 billion in funds from similarly bankrupt Genesis...more

Beyond Insolvent? Sus Celsius Transactions, Voyager Destination, and FDIC v. SVB

Below is our initial take on recent bankruptcy-related developments: Bed Bath & Beyond has been warning of a potential bankruptcy since early January. It finally filed for bankruptcy protection and has asked the courts for...more

5/1/2023  /  FDIC , Insolvency , Liquidation

Bed Bath Back in Bankruptcy Talks, Fantastic Voyage, LTL 2.0, and End of the Boy Scouts’ Road

Bed Bath & Beyond Preparing for Bankruptcy Filing Within Days | The Wall Street Journal - Speculation is growing that Bed Bath & Beyond will soon file for bankruptcy, after its latest attempts at raising funds have not...more

Guess Who’s Back! With Distress This Time! Consignment Lifeline, Failure to Launch, and Quite a Pickle

J&J’s First Attempt to Escape Cancer Claims With Bankruptcy Failed. Now It’s Trying Again | Bloomberg - After Johnson & Johnson’s failed first attempt to use bankruptcy to avoid claims being brought against it, the company...more

Halted Voyage, Uptier Puts Minority Lenders to Bed, Boy Scouts’ Releases Upheld, 13 and Counting for SBF, and BBBY Last Gasp

Judge Halts Voyager Digital's $1.3 Bln Sale to Binance.US | Reuters - On Monday, a New York federal judge stopped bankrupt Voyager Digital from completing a proposed $1.3 billion sale to crypto exchange Binance.US,...more

4/3/2023  /  CFTC , Cryptocurrency , Debtors , Sexual Abuse

FTX Scratch and Claw(back), J&J Didn’t Call Banc, SVBF vs. FDIC, and Custody Battle

FTX seeks to claw back $460M from Bankman-Fried-backed VC firm | Cointelegraph - FTX is looking to recover $460M from venture capital firm Modulo Capital, which had received the investment from FTX’s sister trading firm...more

Take it to the Bank? Sorry You Can’t Stay, WTF SBF? Not a Signature Moment

Major US banks inject $30 billion to rescue First Republic Bank | Reuters - On Thursday, Credit Suisse said it will borrow up to $54 billion from Switzerland's central bank to ease fears of a global banking crisis as signs...more

3/20/2023  /  Appeals , Banking Sector , Cryptocurrency , FDIC

Bank Contagion Spreads, Celsius Still Sending the Wulf? Voyager Nearing End of Journey, and Info (Salary) Wars

Crypto-friendly lender Silvergate collapses | CNBC - Silvergate, a Crypto focused lender, announced it will wind down its operations and voluntarily liquidate the bank. This announcement comes a week after Silvergate...more

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