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

Case Information
  • Case title

    Franchise Group, Inc. and Freedom VCM Interco, Inc.

  • Court

    Delaware (debke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Laurie Selber Silverstein

  • Filed

    11/03/2024

  • Last Filing

    01/23/2026

  • 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.

2371 Liberty Way
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
VIRGINIA BEACH (CITY)-VA
Tax ID / EIN: 27-3561876
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: warnault@kirkland.com

Shella Borovinskaya

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: sborovinskaya@ycst.com

Joseph R. Brandt

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

Kristin L Cardoza

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP
Rodney Square
1000 North King Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-571-6600
Email: kcardoza@ycst.com

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: jeffrey.goldfine@kirkland.com

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: nicole.greenblatt@kirkland.com

Shayne Henry

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
401 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512)678-9100
Email: shayne.henry@kirkland.com

Derek I. Hunter

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
212-446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: derek.hunter@kirkland.com

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: jklein@pkbllp.com

Maddison Levine

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: maddicon.levine@kirkland.com

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: mlunn@ycst.com

Melanie MacKay

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
333 West Wolf Point Plaza
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)862-2000
Email: melanie.mackay@kirkland.com

Mark E. McKane, Esq.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
555 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415)439-1400
Fax : (415)439-1500
Email: mark.mckane@kirkland.com

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: amielke@ycst.com

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: emorton@ycst.com

Brian Nakhaimousa

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212)446-4800
Fax : (212)446-4900
Email: brian.nakhaimousa@kirkland.com

Kevin R. Puvalowski

Petrillo Klein + Boxer LLP
655 Third Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212)370-0330
Email: kpuvalowski@pkbllp.com

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: jsussberg@kirkland.com

Debtor

Freedom VCM, Inc.

109 Innovation Court
Suite J
Delaware, OH 43015
DELAWARE-OH
Tax ID / EIN: 93-2543091

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: 93-2733661

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: gloomis@mdmc-law.com

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: timothy.fox@usdoj.gov

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: bsteele@primeclerk.com

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: gdemo@pszjlaw.com

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: jdine@pszjlaw.com

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: rfeinstein@pszjlaw.com

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: theckel@pszjlaw.com

Alan J. Kornfeld

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway
36th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(302)561-7700
Fax : (212)561-7777
Email: akornfeld@pszjlaw.com

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: blevine@pszjlaw.com

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: robinson@lrclaw.com

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: bsandler@pszjlaw.com

James W. Walker

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: jwalker@pszjlaw.com

Hayley R. Winograd

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
212-561-7732
Email: hwinograd@pszjlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
01/23/20261967Response OF IH 35 LOOP 340 TENANCY-IN-COMMON TO REORGANIZED DEBTOR S SIXTH (6TH) OMNIBUS OBJECTION (SUBSTANTIVE) TO CLAIMS (DOCKET #1963) RELATING TO CLAIM #3008 (related document(s)1963) Filed by Franchise Group, Inc. (Mitchell, Timothy) (Entered: 01/23/2026)
01/23/20261966Certificate of No Objection regarding Motion for 2004 Examination of Patrick Cozza, (II) Requiring Production of Documents, and (III) Granting Related Relief (related document(s)1960) Filed by the Litigation Trustee. (Eckard, Mark) (Entered: 01/23/2026)
01/21/20261965Affidavit/Declaration of Mailing of Eladio Perez Regarding Reorganized Debtors Sixth (6th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection to Claims. Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (related document(s)1963) (Steele, Benjamin) (Entered: 01/21/2026)
01/21/20261964Quarterly Claims Register (Alpha). Filed by Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC. (Attachments: # 1 (Numeric) Quarterly Claims Register) (Malo, David) (Entered: 01/21/2026)
01/15/20261963Omnibus Objection to Claims Reorganized Debtors Sixth (6th) Omnibus (Substantive) Objection to Claims. Filed by Franchise Group, Inc.. Hearing scheduled for 2/18/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #2, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 1/29/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Notice # 2 Exhibit 1 # 3 Exhibit 2) (Borovinskaya, Shella) (Entered: 01/15/2026)
01/08/20261962Notice of Withdrawal of Appearance. Maliheh Zare has withdrawn from the case. Filed by Shelbyville Road Plaza LLC. (Zare, Maliheh) (Entered: 01/08/2026)
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01/05/20261960Motion for 2004 Examination of Patrick Cozza, (II) Requiring Production of Documents, and (III) Granting Related Relief Filed by the Litigation Trustee. Hearing scheduled for 2/18/2026 at 10:00 AM at US Bankruptcy Court, 824 Market St., 6th Fl., Courtroom #2, Wilmington, Delaware. Objections due by 1/19/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Form of Order # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Notice # 4 Certificate of Service) (Eckard, Mark) (Entered: 01/05/2026)
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