PhaseRx, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZRX), a Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company developing mRNA treatments for life-threatening inherited liver diseases in children, has filed a chapter 11 petition before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 17-12890). The case has been assigned to the Honorable Christopher S. Sontchi.

Boston Herald, Inc., along with three affiliates and subsidiaries, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 17-12883). The Herald’s Petition estimates both its assets and liabilities to be between $10 – $50 million.

The Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC, a real estate finance and development company based in Sherman Oaks, CA, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, along with two hundred and seventy five subsidiaries and affiliates (Lead Case No. 17-12560).

In In re Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC, 2017 BL 354864 (Bankr. D. Del. Oct. 3, 2017), the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled that it had the constitutional authority to grant nonconsensual third-party releases in an order confirming the chapter 11 plan of laboratory testing company Millennium Lab Holdings II, LLC ("Millennium"). In so ruling, the court rejected an argument made by a group of creditors that a provision in Millennium’s plan releasing racketeering claims against the debtor’s former shareholders was prohibited by the U.S.

Real Industry Inc., a publicly traded holding company based in New York, has, along with seven subsidiaries and affiliates, including its only operating subsidiary, an aluminum recycling and alloy production company based in Beachwood, Ohio, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No.

Maurice Sporting Goods, Inc., along with four affiliates and subsidiaries, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 17-12481). Maurice, which is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, engages in the manufacturing, sourcing, distribution and wholesale of outdoor sporting goods products.

If, like me, you have ever scratched your head in confusion while preparing your taxes and thought to yourself – “I can’t believe the IRS takes such an absurd position on xyz tax exemption I want to use – who comes up with these crazy positions?” – then you might take some pleasure in a recent opinion from Judge Gross of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware calling an argument made by the IRS “strained and a bit confusing.” You read that right.

Velocity Holding Company, Inc., a wholesale distributor, designer, manufacturer, retailer and marketer of branded aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel for the powersports (motorcycle and related) industry based in Coppell, Texas, along with nineteen of its affiliates and subsidiaries, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptc

ExGen Texas Power, LLC, along with six of its subsidiaries and affiliates, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Lead Case No. 17-12377). ExGen’s Petition reports $100 – $500 million in assets and $500 million – $1 billion in liabilities.

Exelco NV, a diamond and precious metals trader based in Antwerp, Belgium, has filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 15 in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (Case No. 17-12409).