Introduction
Headlines about Avon's bankruptcy compress a sprawling court record into a paragraph. The docket is the authoritative record: petitions, motions, orders, claims procedures, plan confirmation, and what happens afterward. News coverage only summarizes it.
Start by pinning down identifiers. The lead case is In re AIO US, Inc., et al., Chapter 11 Case No. 24-11836 (CTG), in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, before Judge Craig T. Goldblatt.
The petition date was August 12, 2024. Confirm each item against the latest official court record before you cite it.
This guide covers where to find the docket, how to read its main filing types, the case timeline, and the activity continuing after the plan took effect. Case status is current as of October 20, 2026.
Key Takeaways
- Lead case: AIO US, Inc., No. 24-11836, District of Delaware, filed August 12, 2024.
- Avon Products, Inc. is a related debtor (No. 24-11837), not the lead debtor or the whole Avon brand.
- The plan was confirmed September 24, 2025 and took effect October 7, 2025.
- Post-confirmation filings continue, so check the newest entries for deadlines and claims-agent details.
What the Avon Bankruptcy Docket Identifies
The debtors versus the Avon brand
The case includes 20 debtor entities. The first four filed August 12, 2024: AIO US, Inc.; Avon Products, Inc.; MI Holdings, Inc.; and Avon Capital Corporation. Sixteen more U.S. subsidiaries filed October 25, 2024.
According to the first-day declaration (a debtor statement), the U.S. debtors were holding companies. Their principal assets were equity in international operating entities plus certain intellectual property. Those foreign operations ran through non-debtor subsidiaries and were not in Chapter 11.
Don't treat "Avon Products" as The Avon Company or every Avon business worldwide.
Docket snapshot
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Caption | In re AIO US, Inc., et al. |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware |
| Case number | 24-11836 (CTG), jointly administered |
| Judge | Craig T. Goldblatt |
| Chapter | 11 |
| Petition date | August 12, 2024 |
| Debtors' claims agent | Epiq, retention ended October 27, 2025 |
| Trust agent | Stretto, for the Avon Liquidation Trust |
| Status | Fourth Amended Plan effective October 7, 2025 |
Why the case was filed
The record points to several drivers:
- Talc-related liabilities, which claimants allege involved asbestos contamination. These are allegations, not findings.
- Roughly $1.294 billion of funded debt, per the debtors' declaration.
- Limited insurance, with the debtors estimating recoveries in a typical case at zero to 15 percent.
- A proposed court-supervised sale process.
Reading evidentiary status
Keep four categories apart:
- Allegations
- Debtor statements
- Court findings
- Third-party reporting
Only a court order that expressly makes a finding establishes a fact. The docket tells you which category each statement falls into, which headlines rarely do.
Why the Avon Filing Can Be Confusing
Petition, sale, and continuing operations
A petition places the debtors in bankruptcy. A sale transfers debtor assets or equity interests. Non-debtor affiliates keep operating regardless.
The debtors proposed a $125 million credit-bid sale to Natura as stalking-horse bidder, covering equity in international operations. That is a proposal. The final sale order, buyer, and consideration should be confirmed in the entered orders.
Terms with specific legal meaning
- Credit bid: under 11 U.S.C. § 363(k), a lienholder may offset its claim against the purchase price unless the court orders otherwise for cause.
- Free and clear: a § 363(f) sale qualifies only if one of five statutory conditions applies.
- Liquidation trust: here, the Avon Liquidation Trust was established under the Fourth Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan.
- Bar date: the deadline for proofs of claim, which the court may extend for cause under Rule 3003.
- Confirmation: court approval of a plan under § 1129.
Paraphrasing these loosely can change the meaning of an outcome.
Scattered issues
Talc claims, insurance rights, intercompany debt, and creditor claims surface across many filings. No single headline resolves them. Treat talc allegations as allegations unless a cited order says otherwise.
How to Find and Read the Avon Case Docket
Where to search
- PACER: the PACER Case Locator indexes federal cases. Search by party name or case number, or search the Delaware court directly for real-time filings.
- District of Delaware: its CM/ECF system provides dockets and document images with PACER credentials.
- Claims agents: Epiq hosted the debtors' docket. Stretto now hosts the Trust's docket search, claims search, subscriptions, and Excel export at cases.stretto.com/avontrust.
- Court opinions: the confirmation opinion, filed August 21, 2025, is on the Delaware court's site.
PACER's pricing page lists $0.10 per page, capped at $3 per document, with fees waived at $30 or less per quarter. The Delaware court's page still shows an older rate, so rely on PACER's current fee page.
Reading the entries
Use the document number, filing date, title, attachments, and hearing information to rebuild the procedure. In this case:
- D.I. 1: voluntary petition
- D.I. 12: first-day declaration
- D.I. 10: DIP motion; D.I. 56 and 318: interim and final DIP orders
- D.I. 64: sale and bidding-procedures motion
- D.I. 1550 and 1550-1: confirmation order and plan
What each document type tells you
- Petitions and schedules establish the case and reported debtor information.
- First-day declarations and motions explain requested relief and the debtors' position.
- Interim and final orders show what the court approved.
- Sale, plan, and confirmation documents define transaction and distribution mechanics.
- Notices, claims documents, and post-confirmation motions reveal deadlines and ongoing disputes.
Open the underlying order, not just the docket description, especially for deadlines, releases, injunctions, claims treatment, and insurance provisions.
Key Docket Milestones and Case Status
| Date | D.I. | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 12, 2024 | 1 | Voluntary petition |
| Aug. 13, 2024 | 12, 10 | First-day declaration; DIP motion |
| Aug. 14, 2024 | 56, 64 | Interim DIP order; sale/bidding motion |
| Oct. 25, 2024 | n/a | Sixteen more subsidiaries file |
| Oct. 29, 2024 | 318 | Final DIP order |
| Sep. 24, 2025 | 1550 | Plan confirmed |
| Oct. 7, 2025 | 1577 | Effective date (notice filed Oct. 8) |
| Oct. 27, 2025 | 1638 | Epiq retention ends; Stretto authorized |
| Sep. 28, 2026 | 1883 | District court affirms confirmation order |
DIP financing
Natura, the parent and prepetition secured lender, agreed to provide a $43 million DIP loan, according to the confirmation opinion. Read the interim and final orders for liens, priority protections, budgets, and maturity terms rather than relying on summaries.
Sale process
The sale motion (D.I. 64) sought free-and-clear treatment and stalking-horse and auction procedures. Its proposed bidding-procedures order is an attachment, not an entered order. The docket also shows a sale notice and a later notice canceling the auction. Verify the entered sale order for assumed liabilities, free-and-clear findings, and any successor-liability language.
Plan and confirmation
Distinguish proposed plan language from the confirmed version. The confirmation order and plan control claim classification, trust powers, distributions, releases, injunctions, and insurance-rights treatment.
After the effective date
Post-confirmation entries matter. The Trust, led by Liquidating Trustee Hon. Melanie L. Cyganowski (Ret.), handles claims reconciliation and distributions. On September 15, 2026, the Trust objected to a motion for leave to file a late proof of claim (D.I. 1881). A hearing is set for October 30, 2026 (D.I. 1886).
Check the newest docket entries before relying on this status.
What the Major Avon Filings Reveal
These docket entries are the primary sources for Avon’s structure, financing, sale terms, and confirmed plan.
- First-day declaration (D.I. 12): corporate structure, financial condition, litigation background, and why Chapter 11 was needed
- DIP motion and orders (D.I. 10, 56, 318): how the case was funded
- Sale filings (D.I. 64): transaction structure and proposed consideration; confirm final terms in the entered order
- Plan and confirmation order (D.I. 1550-1, 1550): controlling sources for classes, trust mechanics, and injunctions
Key public documents:
- First-day declaration
- DIP motion
- Sale and bidding motion
- Fourth Amended Plan
- Confirmation order
- Notice of Effective Date
Confirm that each linked version matches the latest docketed order and includes all exhibits. The plan incorporates its exhibits and Plan Supplement by reference.
How BankruptcyData Can Support Avon Docket Research
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Its platform combines live court reporting, searchable records, docket monitoring, stakeholder and adviser tracking, and historical outcomes. Coverage spans 600k+ records across 45+ years of U.S. bankruptcy activity.
For law firms, distressed investors, creditors, advisers, and risk teams, that means:
- Faster identification of new motions and orders
- Consistent case-history research
- Easier comparison of Avon with other Chapter 11 cases
- Licensed datasets and API feeds for internal systems
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a way to look up federal cases?
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