Oliver & Ginger
TEXT KAREN
Practice Focus
BANKRUPTCY & TORT CLAIMANTS

Bankruptcy & Tort Claimant Communications.

Communications and advocacy for tort claimants navigating the bankruptcy system, including creditors' committee media management.

The Approach

My work here centers on communications and advocacy campaigns related to bankruptcies where solvent, non-debtor corporate defendants attempt to use the bankruptcy system to extinguish tort claims — a strategy that's become increasingly common and increasingly public. I also handle media management in support of creditors' committees representing tort claimants, keeping claimants informed and the public narrative accurate as a case moves through bankruptcy court.

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At a Glance
Execution

Coordinates communications and advocacy for tort claimants facing a bankruptcy-based effort to limit or extinguish their claims, including media support for creditors' committees.

Delivers

A public narrative that keeps the underlying tort claims visible, even when the case has moved into bankruptcy court procedure.

Utility

Your claimants don't lose their story just because the case moved into a different court system.

Frequently Asked

Do you name the specific bankruptcy matters you've worked on?

I don't identify individual matters, defendants, or clients without express permission. I can speak in detail about the process and the strategy involved.

What experience informs this work?

25 years as a Dow Jones reporter, followed by a career in plaintiff-side litigation communications — including placements on The Daily, CNBC, and the Joe Rogan Experience, and building the media program for the $190 million Johns Hopkins settlement.

Why do solvent companies use bankruptcy to address tort claims?

It's a litigation strategy — sometimes described as a divisional merger or similar structure — where a financially healthy company isolates its tort liabilities in a subsidiary and puts only that subsidiary into bankruptcy, aiming to cap claims at a fraction of their value. Communications strategy in these cases has to explain that distinction clearly, because it's not always obvious to the public or the press.

See This Capability Applied to Your Case

Send your case name and the defendant. Within 24 hours, you get a free evidentiary audit showing what's actually running against your matter — no cost, no obligation.

25 Years in Plaintiff-Side Litigation Communications. Hire Us When Experience Matters.

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