Bankruptcy Law News

Alex Jones Trustee Bid to Sell His Social Media Paused by Judge

A bankruptcy judge put on ice for now a trustee’s attempt to sell right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ social media accounts, citing concerns about which assets can, and will, be sold.

FTX Settles Suit Against Crypto Firm Bybit for $228 Million

FTX Trading Ltd. agreed to drop sprawling litigation against Bybit Fintech Ltd. and related entities in a deal worth roughly $228 million that will allow FTX to withdraw assets from Bybit’s cryptocurrency exchange.

Celsius Judge Allows Legal Notices Via NFTs to Digital Wallets

Celsius Network’s litigation administrator can notify defendants accused of holding fraudulently transferred assets by dropping non-fungible tokens into their digital asset accounts, a bankruptcy judge ruled.

Steward Cleared to Sell Florida and Texas Hospitals to AHS

Bankrupt Steward Health Care, which has been unloading medical centers to new owners, won court approval to sell seven hospitals in Florida and Texas to affiliates of American Healthcare Systems.

Private Equity Hipsters Are Coming for Your Favorite Apps

Italian company Bending Spoons is buying up subscription tools like Evernote and WeTransfer and is ready to spend billions more.

Spotlight on Judge David R. Jones

A Star Bankruptcy Judge’s Downfall: Bloomberg Law Investigation

Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.

A Star Bankruptcy Judge’s Downfall: Bloomberg Law Investigation

Judge David R. Jones worked for years to make Houston a destination for high-dollar bankruptcy litigation before an intimate relationship with a local attorney, whose firm regularly brought cases before him, led to his disgrace.

Latest Stories

TPG Financing Tied to Dish-DirecTV Deal Creates New Wrinkle

A financing led by TPG Angelo Gordon amid the proposed tie-up between satellite pay-TV providers Dish Network and DirecTV is creating a fresh wrinkle in an already complicated and contentious deal process.

Amphenol Taps Debt Markets to Finance CommScope Acquisitions

Amphenol Corp., a maker of equipment including cable, sensors and antennas, sold $1.5 billion of investment-grade bonds Monday to help pay for the company’s acquisition of CommScope Holding Co.’s outdoor wireless networks and distributed antenna systems.

GWG Holdings Securities Suit Defendants Get Three Claims Tossed

Former officers of the bankrupt bond seller GWG Holdings Inc. got three securities claims dismissed in a potential class action against them, when a federal court said the lead plaintiff didn’t allege enough details about the sale and purchase of the bonds at issue.

EXPLORE BLOOMBERG LAW

Get the latest legal, regulatory, and enforcement news and analysis, as well as in-depth business and industry covering in the following areas: