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Maria Chutchian

New York

Editor and Deputy Team Lead, Bankruptcy and Insurance at Bloomberg Law

Deputy team lead//editing bankruptcy news @Blaw via @ReutersLegal, @Debtwire and @Law360. Chutch rhymes with hutch. [email protected]

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  • 1 day ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Angélica Serrano-Román |Maria Chutchian |Rob Tricchinelli

    A long shot provision in President Donald Trump’s budget bill raises questions about whether proposed court limits would apply to enforcing contempt citations in bankruptcy cases. The measure, part of the president’s “big beautiful bill,” would bar federal courts from holding a party in contempt for failing to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order unless the party seeking the order provides a security bond.

  • 3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Angélica Serrano-Román |Maria Chutchian

    A judge overseeing 23andMe’s bankruptcy questioned the implications of a provision in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” during a discussion of Canadian litigation against the company. Judge Brian C.

  • Sep 23, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Maria Chutchian

    Litigation over Jackson Walker LLP’s fees, earned for its work in front of a bankruptcy judge who was in a secret relationship with one of its former attorneys, is being reassigned to multiple judges in Houston. Judge Alfredo R. Pérez of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas will handle challenges from the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog, the US Trustee, to the firm’s fees earned in several bankruptcies over the past few years, including the Neiman Marcus Group case.

  • Sep 16, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Maria Chutchian

    LL Flooring Holdings Inc. won court approval of a sale to private equity firm F9 Investments, staving off what appeared to be a likely liquidation of the flooring retailer. The company, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, will receive cash of up to $43 million in exchange for the assets tied to 219 stores as part of the sale, according to court papers. Judge Brendan L. Shannon of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware signed off on the deal during a hearing Monday.

  • Aug 26, 2024 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Maria Chutchian

    Tesla Inc. netted a partial win in a lawsuit accusing Louisiana regulators and car dealerships of conspiring to restrict its business after an appeals court revived some claims that were previously dismissed. The electric carmaker’s claim that its due process rights were violated has merit, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in a split decision Monday authored by Judge Jerry E. Smith.

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Maria Chutchian
Maria Chutchian @MariaChutchian
5 May 25

Very informative piece from @angelicaserran0 for @BLaw as the Trump administration resumes student loan collections.

Angélica Serrano-Román
Angélica Serrano-Román @angelicaserran0

The Education Department’s move to resume collections on millions of student loans after a five-year pause sets the stage to drive a new wave of bankruptcy filings and test little-used government guidance on discharging those debts. 📚My latest story: https://t.co/NIpYjAMIie

Maria Chutchian
Maria Chutchian @MariaChutchian
5 May 25

RT @angelicaserran0: The Education Department’s move to resume collections on millions of student loans after a five-year pause sets the st…

Maria Chutchian
Maria Chutchian @MariaChutchian
28 Apr 25

RT @angelicaserran0: A new Alabama law opens the door for the medical board that leases property to one of the state’s largest health-care…