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...
Supreme Court Wrestles with OxyContin Maker’s Bankruptcy Deal, with Billions of Dollars at Stake December 5, 2023 By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would...
J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits October 18, 2023 By Steven Church and Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it is weighing a third attempt to use bankruptcy for an $8.9 billion settlement of tens...
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Amid Rising Debt, Opioid Litigation October 16, 2023 Debt-laden Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain...
Bankruptcy Judge Denies Survivors’ ‘Hopeless’ Bid to Sue Rockville Diocese Insurers October 5, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The judge overseeing the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy has denied a request by the committee representing sexual abuse...
Baltimore Archdiocese Says it Will File for Bankruptcy Before New Law Takes Effect October 2, 2023 By Lea Skene BALTIMORE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore announced Friday it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization days before a new...
3M Agrees to Pay $6 Billion in US Military Earplug Lawsuit Settlement September 6, 2023 By Brendan Pierson 3M has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they...
Montana Clinic Files for Bankruptcy Following $6 Million Judgment over False Asbestos Claims August 10, 2023 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy...
J&J Fights to Save Legal Tactic That Would End Cancer Suits July 3, 2023 By Steven Church Johnson & Johnson wrapped up a trial today to determine if the health care giant is misusing the bankruptcy system...
Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan in Effect; Appeals Likely Go on April 21, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) – The Boys Scouts of America’s $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan took effect Wednesday. But more time...