Articles by Jeremy Hill

Citi Sues Revlon Over Lender Status After $900 Million Mistake

Citigroup Inc. has sued Revlon Inc. in a bid to resolve a nagging legal question that emerged after the bank mistakenly wired $900 million to the cosmetics giant’s lenders and intensified after Revlon filed for bankruptcy. When Citi accidentally sent …

Sandy Hook Families Cast Wary Eye on New Infowars Bankruptcy

Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims have quickly raised the alarm over the latest legal maneuver from far-right radio show Infowars and its proprietor, Alex Jones. The ultimate parent of Infowars, Free Speech Systems LLC, filed for Chapter 11 …

Purdue Pharma Squares Off With DOJ Over $6 Billion OxyContin Deal

A $6 billion deal hangs in the balance as OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its wealthy owners square off against the U.S. Justice Department over the firm’s opioid lawsuit settlement. The sides will meet in a New York courtroom …

Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Amid Sandy Hook Lawsuits

Companies owned by far-right radio host Alex Jones filed for bankruptcy after being hit by a flurry of lawsuits. Three entities, including his website Infowars, sought Chapter 11 protection in Southern Texas, each with estimated liabilities of as much as …

Purdue’s Sacklers Consider Adding $1 Billion More to Opioid Settlement

Members of the billionaire Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma LP are weighing whether to add $1 billion to the OxyContin-maker’s faltering opioid settlement bid in an effort to win over holdouts, according to people familiar with the offer. The …

Shock Rejection of Purdue Pharma Opioid Deal Raises Scrutiny by Bankruptcy System

The surprise rejection of Purdue Pharma LP’s sweeping opioid settlement is already reverberating through the rest of the bankruptcy system. Ascena Retail Group, the former owner of women’s fashion brands including Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant, is the latest company …

Opioid and Asbestos Immunity Cases Could Tilt Bankruptcy Scales Away From Victims

The billionaire owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and lumber giant Georgia-Pacific are in high-stakes legal battles to shed billions of dollars of liabilities in bankruptcy — the first over their company’s alleged role in America’s opioid crisis and …

Trial Begins Over Sacklers, Purdue Pharma $10 Billion Opioid Liability Exit Plan

Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, members of the Sackler family, are nearing the end of their decades-long association with opioids, seeking court approval to pay billions of dollars and walk away from the business that helped make their fortune. …

Key States Agree to Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Deal With Sacklers Paying More

Purdue Pharma LP won the support of more than a dozen states that had opposed its $4.5 billion bankruptcy plan after members of the Sackler family that own it agreed to pay more money and relinquish control of two family …

$2,300 Phone Call. $1,000 Cab Ride. Purdue Runs Up $400M Bankruptcy Tab.

One phone call with the Department of Justice: $2,300. Two days at the Ritz-Carlton: $830. Oh, and a lengthy cab ride to and from the court in White Plains, New York — that’ll be $1,000. Those are just some of …