Law360, Wilmington (November 07, 2011, 2:21 PM ET) -- A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday gave Washington Mutual Inc. two more weeks to negotiate changes to its reorganization plan in mediation with shareholders and creditors, expressing hope for a settlement to finally resolve the largest bank failure in U.S. history.
Brian Rosen of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, an attorney for Washington Mutual, described the mediation — conducted by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Raymond Lyons — as fruitful and positive at the hearing, but said additional time was needed to see whether a settlement was possible...