Aug 30Signorello Estate Files Chapter 11, Halts Auction on $36.32M AgCredit DebtSignorello Estate filed chapter 11 in Northern California, pausing foreclosure over $36.32M in AgCredit debt and proposing an up-to-$20M sale.Food & agriculture
Jun 23Pacific Capital Funding Group Files Chapter 11 in CaliforniaPacific Capital Funding Group, parent of the Pacific Private Money hard-money lending operation, and 12 affiliates filed chapter 11 in the Northern District of California to wind down a collapsed $140 million private mortgage-fund business now under SEC, DOJ, FBI, IRS, and California DFPI investigation.Financial services
Jun 6SWC Industries: $35M Sale to MSI Automate and Asbestos TrustSWC Industries filed chapter 11 in November 2024, bifurcating 13 debtors into operating and legacy groups. MSI Automate (Grays Peak Capital) acquired the SencorpWhite operations for ~$35M-$40M; the plan established a non-524(g) asbestos trust and went effective May 27, 2025.Industrials & manufacturing
May 4PG&E Corporation: Wildfire Chapter 11 and $13.5B Fire Victim TrustPG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company filed chapter 11 in January 2019 under case 19-30088 in the N.D. Cal., driven by $30B+ in wildfire liability. Four sequential RSAs produced a $13.5B Fire Victim Trust; the plan went effective July 1, 2020.FreefallEnergy & natural resources
Mar 19LeFever Mattson: Settlements Narrow April Confirmation FightLeFever Mattson's Northern California chapter 11 cases now center on an April 13-15, 2026 confirmation fight after March settlements, substantive consolidation, and a liquidation plan built around property sales and investor recoveries.FreefallReal estate & construction
Mar 16Diocese of Oakland: Competing Plans Target $224M for Abuse SurvivorsThe Diocese of Oakland chapter 11 has reached a contested plan stage, with the debtor and UCC backing competing paths to fund a $224.3 million survivor trust after a failed dismissal push and mounting professional fees.FreefallBusiness & public services
Mar 16Trinitas Farming Amends Liquidating Plan After ObjectionsTrinitas Farming’s debtors and creditors’ committee amended their liquidating plan on September 8, 2026, after objections over creditor protections. The proposal sets unsecured-creditor funding and priority ahead of an October 14 confirmation hearing.Food & agriculture
Dec 30Bullivant Houser Bailey: 87-Year-Old Law Firm Liquidates in Chapter 11Bullivant Houser Bailey filed chapter 11 on Dec. 15, 2025 after closing Nov. 1. The 87-year-old firm seeks to subordinate $1.64M in shareholder claims.Business & public services