Bankruptcy Judge Shoots Down $10 Billion J&J Settlement April 1, 2025 By Steven Church, Jonathan Randles, Jef Feeley and Damian Garde Johnson & Johnson shares fell the most in five years after the company’s plan to settle thousands of talc-related lawsuits...
Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA Data Gets Sale Nod as Concerns Linger March 27, 2025 By Steven Church Bankrupt genetic testing firm 23andMe Holding Co. won permission from a judge to try to sell information about customers’ medical...
Judge Blocks Sandy Hook Families’ Settlement in Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy February 6, 2025 By Dietrich Knauth A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Wednesday blocked a settlement between families who have sued Alex Jones over his false claims...
J&J’s $8.2 Billion Talc Settlement Faces January Court Test October 29, 2024 By Jef Feeley The fate of Johnson & Johnson’s latest push to use bankruptcy courts to end thousands of cancer lawsuits tied to...
FTX Cleared to Repay Billions in Settlements After Bankruptcy Plan OK October 9, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth FTX received court approval of its bankruptcy plan on Monday, which will allow it to fully repay customers using up...
J&J Eyes Texas as Venue for Next Round of Baby Powder Fight August 16, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Damian Garde Johnson & Johnson was twice blocked in New Jersey from getting bankruptcy protection from one of its units to resolve...
Bankruptcy Judge OKs Genesis Global Plan to Refund $3B to Creditors, Crypto Customers May 23, 2024 A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3 billion to...
Berkshire Utility Sells Blue-Chip Bonds to Pay Wildfire Claims January 3, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Josh Saul Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp is selling US investment-grade bonds to help fund settlement claims related to wildfires in Oregon....
J&J Rejected $19 Billion Baby Powder Cancer Accord Pitched by One of Its Ex-Lawyers December 8, 2023 By Jef Feeley A lawyer who is trying to broker a settlement in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder cancer lawsuits proposed that it...
Boy Scout Abuse Claims Fund Shouldn`t Pay $21 Million in Lawyers’ Fees, Judge Says December 8, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boys Scouts of America’s bankruptcy has rejected a $21 million fee...