Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 1:24-bk-12480 - Franchise Group, Inc. - Delaware Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Franchise Group, Inc.
Chapter
11
Judge
Laurie Selber Silverstein
Filed
11/03/2024
Last Filing
06/05/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
District of Delaware (Delaware)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 24-12480-LSS

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  11/03/2024
Plan confirmed:  06/02/2025
341 meeting:  04/29/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  01/23/2025

Debtor

Franchise Group, Inc.

5835 NW 21st Way
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33496
PALM BEACH-FL
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX
aka
Liberty Tax, Inc.


represented by
William E. Arnault

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
312-862-2000
Fax : 312-862-2200
Email: [email protected]

Shella Borovinskaya

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

Joseph R. Brandt

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Benjamin Wiley Butterfield

Morrison & Foerster LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-468-8000
Fax : 212-468-7900
Email: [email protected]

Kristin L Cardoza

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

James C Dugan

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Betsy Lee Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Matthew A. Feldman

Willkie Farr & Gallagher
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Jeffrey R. Goldfine

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4611
212-446-4800
Email: [email protected]

Jessica D. Graber

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
Fax : 212-728-8111
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Nicole L. Greenblatt

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4611
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Shayne Henry

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
401 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512)678-9100
Email: [email protected]

Derek I. Hunter

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Yara Kass-Gergi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Joshua Klein

Petrillo Klein + Boxer LLP
655 Third Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)370-0330
Email: [email protected]

Maddison Levine

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Marine Loison

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Stuart R. Lombardi

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Matthew Barry Lunn

Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor LLP
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: [email protected]

Melanie MacKay

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)862-2000
Email: [email protected]

Mark E. McKane, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415)439-1400
Fax : (415)439-1500
Email: [email protected]

Allison S Mielke

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302.571.6600
Fax : 302.571.1253
Email: [email protected]

Timothy T Mitchell

Rashti and Mitchell
4422 Ridgeside Drive
Dallas, TX 75244
972-661-9471
Email: [email protected]

Edmon L. Morton

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302 571-6600
Fax : 302-571-1253
Email: [email protected]

Brian Nakhaimousa

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Kevin R. Puvalowski

Petrillo Klein + Boxer LLP
655 Third Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)370-0330
Email: [email protected]

Debra McElligott Sinclair

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Robin Spigel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
212-728-8822
Fax : 212-728-9822
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Mark T. Stancil

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
1875 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1238
202-303-1000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Brady Sullivan

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-728-8000
TERMINATED: 02/14/2025

Joshua A Sussberg

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-446-4800
Fax : 212-446-4900
Email: [email protected]

Debtor

Freedom VCM, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Freedom VCM, Inc.

PRO SE



Debtor

Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

PRO SE



Plaintiff

Jonathan Ortiz Munoz and Hannah Shalom Moody


represented by
Gaston P Loomis, II

McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP
300 Delaware Avenue
Ste 1014
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-300-4510
Email: [email protected]

U.S. Trustee

U.S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee
J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox 35
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)-573-6491

represented by
Timothy Jay Fox, Jr.

Office of the United States Trustee
U. S. Department of Justice
844 King Street, Suite 2207
Lockbox #35
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-573-6491
Fax : 302-573-6497
Email: [email protected]

Claims Agent

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC

www.kroll.com/kra
1 World Trade Center
31st Floor
New York, NY 10007

represented by
Benjamin Joseph Steele

Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC
(F/K/A Prime Clerk LLC)
850 Third Avenue
Suite 412
Brooklyn, NY 11232
212-257-5490
Email: [email protected]

Transcriber

Reliable Companies

Attn: Gene Matthews
1007 North Orange Street
Suite 110
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-654-8080

 
 
Creditor Committee

Committee of Unsecured Creditors


 
 
Creditor Committee

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF UNSECURED CREDITORS
represented by
Gregory V. Demo

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
Ste 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Jeffrey M Dine

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7735
Fax : 212-480-8421
Email: [email protected]

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Theodore S. Heckel

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Alan J. Kornfeld

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
36th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(302)561-7700
Fax : (212)561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Beth E. Levine, Esq.

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
780 Third Avenue
34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7720
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: [email protected]

Colin R. Robinson

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 North Market Street
17th Floor
P.O. Box 8705
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)652-4100
Fax : (302)652-4400
Email: [email protected]

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
919 N Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-652-4100
Fax : 302-652-4400
Email: [email protected]

James W. Walker

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: [email protected]

Hayley R. Winograd

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7732
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
06/05/20262039Docket Text
Response TO DEBTORS OBJECTION TO CLAIM NOS. 2587 AND 2589 Filed by United States/USAO (related document(s)[2036]). (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A-C) (Steinberg, Dylan)
05/28/20262038Docket Text
Joint Motion to Extend (Further) the Claims Objection Deadline Filed by the Litigation Trustee. Hearing scheduled for 6/16/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #2, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 6/9/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Form of Order # 2 Notice # 3 Certificate of Service) (Eckard, Mark) (Entered: 05/28/2026)
05/20/20262037Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Sonia Akter Regarding Reorganized Debtors Ninth (9th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection to Claims. Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)2036) (Steele, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/20/2026)
05/15/20262036Docket Text
Omnibus Objection to Claims Debtor's Ninth (9th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection to Claims. Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 6/16/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #2, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 6/5/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Exhibit 1 # 3 Exhibit 2) (Borovinskaya, Shella) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/11/20262035Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Sonia Akter Regarding Notice of Partial Withdrawal of Docket No. 1914. Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)2027) (Steele, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/11/2026)
05/07/20262034Docket Text
Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Alain B. Francoeur Regarding Notice of Amended Agenda for Hearing of Matters Scheduled for April 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (prevailing Eastern Time). Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)2025) (Steele, Benjamin) (Entered: 05/07/2026)
04/30/20262033Docket Text
Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance. Morris James LLP has withdrawn from the case. Filed by Tride Family Holdings, LLC. (Kunz, Carl) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
04/30/2026Docket Text
Adversary Case 1:25-ap-52359 Closed (BJM) (Entered: 04/30/2026)
04/29/20262032Docket Text
Transcript regarding Hearing Held 4/21/2026 RE: Objection to Claims. Remote electronic access to the transcript is restricted until 7/28/2026. The transcript may be viewed at the Bankruptcy Court Clerk's Office. For information about how to obtain a transcript, call the Clerk's Office or Contact the Court Reporter/Transcriber, Reliable, at Telephone number (302)654-8080. Notice of Intent to Request Redaction Deadline Due By 5/6/2026. Redaction Request Due By 5/20/2026. Redacted Transcript Submission Due By 6/1/2026. Transcript access will be restricted through 7/28/2026. (BJM) (Entered: 04/29/2026)
04/28/20262031Docket Text
Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance. Christopher M. Donnelly, Esquire has withdrawn from the case. Filed by University Realty Associates, LLC. (Kunz, Carl) (Entered: 04/28/2026)