A Delaware bankruptcy court is allowing the liquidation trustee for a soap and hair care product distributor to move forward with a case against former company management and private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice that alleges noteholders were defrauded out of $250 million. Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon denied dismissal of…

Although Morgan & Morgan’s John Yanchunis handles a variety of cases around the country, the bulk of his work revolves around what he calls “the new oil.” Yanchunis, who is based in Tampa, started his legal career in the early 1980s, a time when Google’s founders weren’t even 10 years…

Case Filings Rise in New York’s Trial Courts, Annual Report Finds | New York Law Journal Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/03/15/cases-filings-rise-in-new-yorks-trial-courts-annual-report-finds/ Chief Judge Rowan Wilson presents the State of the Judiciary at the Court of Appeals on Feb. 27, 2024, in Albany, NY. Photo: David Handschuh/OCA NEWS The report notes that…

The Diocese of Camden will pay $87.5 million into a fund to compensate more than 300 sexual abuse survivors after a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey approved a Chapter 11 reorganization plan. Jerrold Poslusny Jr., U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of New Jersey.…

New York lawmakers, and the state’s legal community, are mulling a proposal that would limit social media platforms’ use of algorithms that determine what content to feed young people—computations that are said to fuel addictions if improperly channeled. Carolyn Reinach Wolf, executive partner of Abrams Fensterman, said she doesn’t know…

When Georgia voters head to the polls on May 21 for the general nonpartisan primary election, at least 20 judges won’t be seeking their vote for reelection. From appellate to magistrate courts, multiple jurists have opted to step down from the bench when their judicial terms expire at the end…