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Judge Slashes Greenpeace $667 Million Pipeline Verdict by Half A nearly $667 million jury verdict against Greenpeace tied to an energy company’s lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline protests has been reduced by a North Dakota judge by nearly half.

NEW: A nearly $667 million jury verdict against @Greenpeace tied to an energy company’s lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline protests has been reduced by a North Dakota judge by nearly half.
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Dr. Phil Media Venture Will Shift to Trustee-Run Liquidation (3) The bankruptcy of Dr. Phil McGraw’s fallen media venture will be taken over by an independent trustee after a judge found the daytime television host intentionally destroyed a key text message, then d...

NEW: 📺 Dr. Phil McGraw deleted the “unflattering” message because he didn’t want the court to see it, the judge said. McGraw previously testified at trial that he didn’t delete the message.

“I don’t believe that testimony,” Everett said Tuesday.

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Texas’ Success in Luring Companies Now Extends to Bankruptcies Texas has become the nation’s hottest forum for large corporate bankruptcies, with Dallas and Houston together wrangling more cases than even Delaware, the longstanding champion of bankruptcy venues.

NEW: Texas has become the nation’s hottest forum for large corporate bankruptcies, with Dallas and Houston together wrangling more cases than even Delaware, the longstanding champion of bankruptcy venues.
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Infowars Receiver Offers Path to Clear Logjam on $1 Billion Debt The appointment of a court receiver over Alex Jones’ Infowars media company offers a glimmer of hope for Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims’ families owed more than $1 billion after collect...

NEW: The appointment of a court receiver over Alex Jones’ Infowars media company offers a glimmer of hope for Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims’ families owed more than $1 billion after collection efforts sputtered for years in bankruptcy court.
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Digital Currency Group Sues Genesis to Nix $1.1 Billion Note (2) Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group Inc. sued bankrupt subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC to zero out a $1.1 billion note it issued to the fallen crypto lender.

NEW: Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group Inc. sued bankrupt subsidiary Genesis Global Capital LLC to zero out a $1.1 billion note it issued to the fallen crypto lender.
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James Franco to Buy Unaired Footage From Filmmaker Bankruptcy Actor James Franco struck a deal with a bankruptcy trustee to buy the uncut footage of a never-aired documentary about him for a “significant” sum.

SCOOP: Actor James Franco struck a deal with a bankruptcy trustee to buy the uncut footage of a never-aired documentary about him for a “significant” sum.
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Alex Jones’ Infowars Assets to Be Taken Over by Texas Receiver A Texas state court appointed a receiver to administer right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media empire, which owes roughly $1.3 billion in judgments tied to his false claims that the 2012 Sand...

SCOOP from me and @RyanAutullo: A Texas court appointed a receiver to administer Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire, which owes roughly $1.3B in judgments tied to his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-l...

Ammon Bundy Stuck With $52 Million Defamation Debt, Judge Rules Anti-government activist and former Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy can’t use his bankruptcy to eliminate a $52 million judgment stemming from a court finding that he defamed a local hospita...

NEW: Anti-government activist and former Idaho gubernatorial candidate Ammon Bundy can’t use his bankruptcy to eliminate a $52 million judgment stemming from a court finding that he defamed a local hospital system.
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Trump Wants to Make It More Expensive to Sue Over His Policies President Donald Trump and his allies are pursuing an alternative strategy to defend against mounting court orders blocking his policies: Raise the financial stakes for those suing the administration.

President Donald Trump and his allies are pursuing an alternative strategy to defend against mounting court orders blocking his policies: Raise the financial stakes for those suing the administration.

23andMe Privacy Ombudsman Urges Users’ Consent Before Data Sale The consumer privacy ombudsman tasked with analyzing the impact of 23andMe’s bankruptcy sale on individuals’ privacy has called for users’ consent before the sale of the company’s vast trove of geneti...

NEW: "The nature of genetic data means that a database of multiple millions of people makes hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people indirectly identifiable," the report said.
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Hooters Junior Creditors Challenge Zero-Recovery Bankruptcy Plan Hooters of America LLC’s unsecured creditors objected to a reorganization proposal they say offers them no recoveries and no chance to vote on the plan.

NEW: Hooters of America LLC’s unsecured creditors objected to a reorganization proposal they say offers them no recoveries and no chance to vote on the plan.
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Nikola Founder Agrees to Information Exchange with Creditors The founder of Nikola Corp. agreed to exchange discovery with creditors of the bankrupt electric-vehicle maker over questions of whether he can pay a $97 million arbitration award he owes the company.

NEW: The founder of Nikola Corp. agreed to exchange discovery with creditors of the bankrupt electric-vehicle maker over questions of whether he can pay a $97 million arbitration award he owes the company.
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Meritage cited a deactivation notice it said its customers received June 4 via email from SunPower CEO T.J. Rodgers.

Rodgers’ email told customers that Meritage has refused to pay SunPower and it can’t “continue to use our shareholder’s money to pay Meritage’s bills,” according to a court exhibit.

SunPower Must Stop Solar Shutoff Threats, Homebuilder Says Homebuilder Meritage Homes Corp. asked a bankruptcy court to force SunPower Corp. to stop telling its customers that it will remotely deactivate their solar equipment next week because of a fight over...

NEW: Homebuilder Meritage Homes Corp. asked a bankruptcy court to force SunPower Corp. to stop telling its customers that it will remotely deactivate their solar equipment next week because of a fight over who can collect on customer accounts.
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Alex Jones’ Unresolved Bankruptcy Case Needs to End, Judge Says Alex Jones’ long running bankruptcy case must come to a conclusion, a Houston bankruptcy judge told lawyers for the right-wing conspiracy theorist, the trustee of his estate, and families of Sandy Hoo...

NEW: @RealAlexJones' long running bankruptcy case must come to a conclusion, a Houston bankruptcy judge told lawyers for the right-wing conspiracy theorist, the trustee of his estate, and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-l...

Nikola Creditors Aim to Depose Founder Over $97 Million Award Creditors of bankrupt electric-vehicle maker Nikola Corp. have asked for court help to determine if the company’s founder can pay a $97 million arbitration award he owes the firm.

NEW: Creditors of bankrupt electric-vehicle maker Nikola Corp. have asked for court help to determine if the company’s founder who was recently pardoned by Pres. Donald Trump can pay a $97 million arbitration award he owes the firm.
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Cyber Attack on Stinson Led to Diocese Victim’s Information Leak A cyber attack on law firm Stinson LLP resulted in information being stolen about an alleged sex abuse victim involved in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse bankruptcy.

NEW: A cyber attack on law firm @StinsonLLP resulted in information being stolen about an alleged sex abuse victim involved in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse bankruptcy.
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50 Cent Wins Bid to Seal Abuse Allegations in Bankruptcy Court A Connecticut bankruptcy judge sealed a woman’s abuse allegations against rapper 50 Cent, finding documents that make “scandalous or defamatory” claims must be kept from public view under bankruptcy l...

NEW: A Connecticut bankruptcy judge sealed a woman’s abuse allegations against rapper 50 Cent, finding documents that make “scandalous or defamatory” claims must be kept from public view under bankruptcy law.
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DOGE Asks US Supreme Court to Block Group’s Access to Records The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order that would force it to answer questions and turn over documents about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in a fight over public access to the office’s records.

The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to halt a judge’s order that would force it to answer questions and turn over documents about Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in a fight over public access to the office’s records.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt a lower court ruling that forces it to answer questions and turn over documents about Elon Musk's DOGE.

Solicitor General John Sauer argues DOGE is a "presidential advisory body" that's not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Judge’s EEOC Rebuke Erodes Weakened Workplace Gender Protections A Texas federal judge’s interpretation of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling in his decision to vacate EEOC guidance on transgender workers will compound conservative backlash to LGBTQ+ discrimination protections.

A Texas federal judge’s interpretation of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling in his decision to vacate EEOC guidance on transgender workers will compound conservative backlash to LGBTQ+ discrimination protections.

Jackson “has no knowledge of” the woman and “categorically denies any recollection of any involvement with her,” Jackson attorney Craig Weiner of Blank Rome LLP told Bloomberg Law in an emailed statement Wednesday.

Rapper 50 Cent Asks Bankruptcy Court to Seal Abuse Allegations 50 Cent urged a federal judge to seal a recent $20 million New York state court suit alleging abuse, saying the claims were subject to a discharge in his decade-old bankruptcy.

NEW: @50cent urged a federal judge to seal a recent $20 million New York state court suit alleging abuse, saying the claims were subject to a discharge in his decade-old bankruptcy.
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Ex-Judges See Intimidation in Trump DOJ Arrest of Judge A group of over 150 former federal and state judges are speaking out against the Trump administration’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge, calling it an “attempt to intimidate the judiciary.”

A group of over 150 former federal and state judges are speaking out against the Trump administration’s arrest of a Wisconsin judge, calling it an “attempt to intimidate the judiciary," @jacqthomsen.bsky.social reports

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Jackson Walker Rejected PR Firm’s Advice on ‘Highest Standards’ Jackson Walker LLP pushed back on a crisis public relations firm’s advice to tout its ethical standards following allegations that one of its lawyers was in a secret relationship with a top bankruptcy...

NEW: Jackson Walker LLP pushed back on a crisis public relations firm’s advice to tout its ethical standards following allegations that one of its lawyers was in a secret relationship with a top bankruptcy judge, according to an updated complaint.
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The Crypto President A Times investigation shows how much President Trump and his family have profited from his championing of cryptocurrency.

President Trump was once a loud skeptic of cryptocurrency. But over the past few months, he’s emerged as the industry’s biggest cheerleader.

A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation. Listen to "The Daily."

Bankrupt Catholic Groups’ Data Stolen in BRG Ransomware Attack A ransomware attack on global consulting firm Berkeley Research Group LLC’s systems infiltrated and stole data from several bankrupt Catholic groups from across the country.

NEW: A ransomware attack on global consulting firm Berkeley Research Group LLC’s systems infiltrated and stole data from several bankrupt Catholic groups from across the country.
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Chinese Builder Yuzhou Wins Debt Restructuring Recognition in US Distressed Chinese real estate developer Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. won tentative US bankruptcy court recognition to enforce its Hong Kong restructuring.

NEW: Distressed Chinese real estate developer Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. won tentative US bankruptcy court recognition to enforce its Hong Kong restructuring.
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Newest Texas High Court Member Seeks Austin Federal Judgeship Justice James Sullivan, the newest member of the Supreme Court of Texas, has applied and interviewed to become a US district court judge in Austin, according to multiple people familiar with the matte...

News: Lawyers are lining up for the open federal judgeships in Texas. Folks interviewed include a new SCOTX member, a former Cruz counsel, a Paxton whistleblower and current magistrate judges. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Under Trump, U.S. Increasingly Pulls Back From Crypto Crackdown (Gift Article) Going case by case, regulators have halted investigations and withdrawn or paused lawsuits against top crypto companies and their executives.

Several of the World Liberty partners, like Justin Sun and his company, had recently been targeted in Securities and Exchange Commission investigations. After Sun invested $75 million in World Liberty, SEC agreed to freeze its prosecution of charges against Sun. nyti.ms/4cXez1l