Highland Capital Management LP won a ruling to largely block its former CEO from contacting the bankrupt investment firm, after he was accused of repeatedly interfering with reorganization efforts and business operations.
The preliminary injunction bars James Dondero from speaking with Highland employees, board members, and former attorneys, except in certain circumstances, Judge Stacey G. C. Jernigan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas said at a Jan. 8 hearing.
Jernigan’s ruling follows a temporary restraining order she issued in December after Highland Capital accused Dondero of threatening employees and interfering with the firm’s Chapter 11 ...
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