Lots of fun color from James Nani for Bloomberg Law on a very irritated judge going off during a hearing today in still-pending litigation over everyone's favorite bankruptcy judge-attorney romance. "It’s all based on fraud," she said at one point. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

📢¡Hola! Soy periodista de Bloomberg Law y estoy buscando hablar con clientes de Sunnova en Puerto Rico. Si eres cliente o conoces a alguien que lo sea, me encantaría conversar. Envíame un mensaje o escríbeme por correo (en la biografía) o Signal (angelicaserrano.787). ¡Gracias!

Many Puerto Ricans fear Sunnova’s default threatens what they saw as a solution to outages and high costs, as rising solar bankruptcies have left thousands in the US with leases but no support for faulty systems or repairs. My story w/ Jim Wyss: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Tax fraud and asset concealment are some of the most common types of suspected crimes in bankruptcies. But unless there's "sex appeal," charges are highly unlikely, Angélica Serrano-Román reports for Bloomberg Law

After reviewing transportation bankruptcies and speaking with experts, I understood why trucking is the “canary in the coal mine.” Tariffs are slowing recovery, and immigration plans could further strain driver availability. My latest story for @Blaw: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

As Congress returns from its August recess, the Senate is expected to consider raising Chapter 13 debt limits—a move that practitioners say would ease pressure on consumers from housing costs and student loans. My latest: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

As Ramona Elliott steps into her role as acting director of the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog following her predecessor’s firing earlier this year, she inherits an agency with a smaller workforce and greater oversight demands. My latest: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Spirit Airlines’ second bankruptcy in under a year lays bare the limits of Chapter 11’s feasibility test, which is intended to keep companies from returning to court for further restructuring. My latest story with colleague James Nani: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

A $2.5 billion settlement set up through the Boy Scouts bankruptcy to compensate child sex abuse victims is causing heartache for many. Mostly elderly former scouts are getting a fraction of what they anticipated through a process that could take years. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Really great work by Alex Wolf on how people who say they were sexually abused as Boy Scouts may only see a fraction of settlement they thought they'd get. “I’d like to live to see some of it,” Mickey, 82, said. “But at this rate you just don’t know.” news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Yellow's failed bid to slash around $6.5 billion in pension withdrawal liabilities is a significant win for one federal regulator, even as the underlying legal issue is up for a possible revisit by the Trump administration and other courts. Our analysis: news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani admitted that one of its attorneys lied to a bankruptcy court when she denied that generative artificial intelligence was used in filings that contained fabricated citations. The law firm said it is “profoundly embarrassed.” news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

BREAKING: 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 denied it under oath in court. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Have you ever wondered how much MTV pays Rob Dyrdek for Ridiculousness? I figured it out for Bloomberg: it’s at least $32 million for 336 episodes per year bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

NEW: Purdue Pharma gets bankruptcy plan/opioid liability settlement approved. The $7.4 billion plan, which was renegotiated after a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, gives creditors the option to keep their rights to sue the company's Sackler family owners. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

Yellow Corp., once a US transportation leader, won court approval of its bankruptcy plan following two years of contentious litigation and pension disputes. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

not James Nani stumbling into an early aughts rap beef

I really enjoyed working on this story about how foreign airlines turn to Chapter 11 in the US to access legal protections and tools that are often unavailable in their home countries. It was nice to include both US and LatAm voices. (No paywall!) @blaw news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

NEW: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the city of Chester, Pa. can’t unilaterally control the city’s water authority, reversing a lower court’s decision and making it harder for the city to exit bankruptcy. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…

NEW: Defunct prison health-care company Tehum Care Services Inc.'s former insiders and affiliates, including YesCare Corp., have allegedly failed to make months of settlement payments to creditor trusts, risking renewed litigation. news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law…